Extended finger flange for syringe systems
AssigneeSafety Syringes, Inc.
InventorPhilip E. Dowds
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes an extended finger flange that facilitate use of syringe systems. The extended finger flange increases the surface area available for an end user's fingers thereby allowing a more secure grip on the device and providing greater control during administrations of the medication.
Claims20
A syringe system comprising
- a needle guard having a shield and a body, the body being configured to receive a syringe, the needle guard having finger flanges extending laterally adjacent a proximal end of one of the shield and the body;
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- an extended finger flange removably coupled with the needle guard, wherein the extended finger flange comprises a central portion configured to receive the needle guard and a pair of lateral flaps that increase the surface area available for a user's fingers to grip the finger flanges of the needle guard, wherein the extended finger flange comprises one or more latching features releasably latchable to a complimentary portion of the needle guard.
An extended finger flange for a syringe system, the syringe system comprising a syringe and a needle guard operably coupled to the syringe, the needle guard including a shield and a body and finger flanges extending laterally adjacent a proximal end of one of the shield and the body, the extended finger flange comprising:
- a central attachment area configured to receive a needle guard of a syringe system, and
- a pair of lateral flaps extending laterally from the central attachment area and configured to be engaged by an end user's fingers, the lateral flaps increasing the surface area available on finger flanges of the needle guard of the syringe system for the end user's fingers to engage, wherein the extended finger flange comprises one or more latching features releasably latchable to a complimentary portion of the needle guard.
A syringe system comprising
- a needle guard having a shield and a body, the body being configured to receive a syringe;
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- an extended finger flange removably coupled with the needle guard, wherein the extended finger flange comprises a central portion configured to receive the needle guard and a pair of lateral flaps for a user's fingers to grip, wherein the extended finger flange comprises one or more latching features releasably latchable to a complimentary portion of the needle guard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.