Locking safety needle protection system
OwnerWilliam H. Hollisterinventor
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Abstract
A needle protection safety package, instead of being enclosed in a pouch or other containment wrappings, has fitted thereto at respective ends thereof caps or sheaths so that both the needle and the end to which a syringe is adapted to mate remain enclosed and sterile. Such an arrangement enables easy transport of the safety needle package and provides convenience for the user at the same time. The safety package is further designed to prevent burring of the tip of the needle as the cap or sheath is removed from the needle portion of the package. The safety device of the safety package incorporates a locking mechanism which prevents contact between the needle and the housing as the housing is pivoted to envelop the needle after use.
Claims25
A safety device to be used with a needle comprising:
- a base having a first end for mating with said needle and a second end for mating with a syringe ;
- a housing extending pivotable from said base and pivotable to a position in alignment with said base for enveloping said needle;
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- means cooperating between said base and said housing for fixedly non-reversibly retaining said housing relative to said base when said housing is pivoted to said alignment position so that said housing could no longer be pivoted away from said base.
A safety device, comprising:
- a base having a first end matable with a needle and a first locking portion;
- a housing having a second locking portion and flexibly connected to said base, said housing pivotable to an alignment position to envelop said a needle extending from said first end;
- wherein when said housing is pivoted to said alignment position, said first and second locking portions cooperate to fixedly non-reversibly retain said housing to said base so that said housing could no longer pivot away from said alignment position.
A needle protection apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a housing hingedly attached to said base, said housing being pivotable to a position substantially in alignment along a longitudinal axis of said base;
- means cooperating between said base and said housing for non-reversibly retaining said housing to said base when said housing is pivoted to said alignment position, said housing and said base not movable away from each other once they are non-reversibly retained by said cooperating means.
Safety apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a housing pivotable relative to said base;
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- cooperating means respectively formed at said base and said housing engaging to each other for non-reversibly retaining said housing to said base when said housing is pivoted to a position in substantial alignment along a longitudinal axis of said base, said housing and said base not movable away from each other once said cooperating means at said base and housing are engaged to each other.
A needle protection apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a housing hingedly attached to said base, said housing being pivotable to a position substantially in alignment along a longitudinal axis of said base;
- a pair of locking means on opposite sides of said base, and a pair of locking means on opposite sides of said housing such that said locking means on said base and housing engage one another for non-reversibly retaining said housing to said base when said housing is pivoted to said alignment position, said housing and said base not movable away from each other once said locking means at said base and housing are engaged to each other.
Safety apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a housing pivotable relative to said base;
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- a pair of locking means on opposite sides of said base, and a pair of locking means on opposite sides of said housing such that said locking means on said base and housing engage one another for non-reversibly retaining said housing to said base when said housing is pivoted to said alignment position, said housing and said base not movable away from each other once said locking means at said base and housing are engaged to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.