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US 7,681,722 B2Granted
Needle holder
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorsMark S. Buchter, Andrew J. Vacco
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Abstract
A needle holder that includes a fixed support member having an aperture therethrough, and a movable holding member mounted to the fixed member. The movable holding member contains a slot for receiving a needle and is movable between a first needle blank receiving position which enables receipt of said needle blank within said slot and a second needle blank holding position wherein the needle blank is held against the fixed support member.
Claims18
A needle holder comprising:
- a fixed support member defining an aperture therethrough;
- a movable holding member having a first portion defining a slot for receiving at least a portion of a needle blank therein and a second portion mounted to said fixed support member in cantilevered fashion to facilitate movement of the first portion of the movable holding member through said aperture to expose said slot for receiving said needle blank;
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- said movable holding member being movable between a first needle blank receiving position which enables receipt of said needle blank within said slot and a second needle blank holding position wherein the first portion of the movable holding member is positioned such that the needle blank is held against said fixed support member.
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A needle holder array comprising:
- a plurality of needle holders horizontally aligned in the same plane, each holder comprising a fixed support member and a movable holding member;
- each of said fixed support members defining an aperture dimensioned and configured to receive at least a portion of said movable holding member;
- each of said movable holding members having a first end including a slot dimensioned and configured for receiving at least a portion of a needle blank, each said movable holding member having a second end fixedly mounted to said fixed support member such that said slot is positioned at least partially within and movable through said aperture to expose said slot for receiving said needle blank;
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- said movable holding member being movable between a first needle blank receiving position which enables receipt of said needle blank within said slot and a second needle blank holding position wherein the needle blank is held against said fixed support member.
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A needle holder array comprising:
- a plurality of needle holders horizontally aligned in the same plane, each holder comprising a fixed support member, a movable holding member, and a vertical support member;
- said fixed support member defining an aperture therethrough to receive at least a portion of said movable holding member;
- said movable holding member having a first end and a second end, the first end having a slot therein for receiving at least a portion of a needle blank therein, the second end of the movable holding member being fixedly mounted to said fixed support member to facilitate movement of the first end through said aperture to expose said slot for receiving said needle blank;
- said movable holding member being movable between a first needle blank receiving position which enables receipt of said needle blank within said slot and a second needle blank holding position wherein the needle blank is held against said fixed support member;
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- said vertical support member in abutting relationship with said fixed support member proximal to the aperture for vertically supporting said needle.
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A needle holder comprising:
- a fixed support member having a first end and a second end, the first end defining an aperture;
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- a movable holding member having a first end defining a slot and a second end secured to the second end of the fixed support member, the first end of the support member being movable through the aperture from a first position in which the slot is exposed to a second position in which the slot is positioned at least partially within the aperture, wherein the movable holding member is resiliently biased towards its second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.