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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162889 | Safety reset key and needle assembly A needle assembly includes a mounting structure and a needle mounted on the mounting structure and extending outwardly from the mounting structure. The needle has a longitudinal axis, a sharp end and a central axial passageway. A safety shield is associated with the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152768 | Huber needle safety enclosure A safety enclosure for a Huber needle includes a needle housing and a panel unit. The panel unit includes a series of planar panels assembled in an enclosing arrangement defining an enclosed area and is movable between an installation position where the sharp outer ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7850650 | Needle safety shield with reset A safety shield is capable of being moved on a needle assembly to cover a sharp tip of the needle assembly. The shield can be locked in place over the sharp tip by a locking mechanism. The safety shield has a locking mechanism for locking the shield in place coverin... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7833198 | Blood collection device A safety needle assembly has a needle hub and a needle cannula projecting from the hub. Wings project transversely from the hub to facilitate manipulation and positioning of the needle assembly. A shield is hingedly attached to the needle hub and can be rotated from... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828773 | Safety reset key and needle assembly A safety reset key is used to release a locking mechanism holding a safety shield in place over a sharp tip of a needle. In one embodiment, the reset key has ribs that are received in peripheral slots on the safety shield to engage an unlocking mechanism that unlock... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7776016 | Huber needle safety enclosure A safety enclosure which is designed for a hypodermic needle that is located in the shape of an approximate right angle (Huber needle). A safety enclosure has a needle housing within which the Huber needle is mounted. The needle housing is mounted in conjunction wit... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7553296 | Safety device with trigger mechanism A medical safety device is provided and includes a needle hub having a needle supported thereon; and a safety shield operatively mounted on the needle hub. The safety shield includes a pair of spaced legs and a foot member. Each proximal segment includes a camming s... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7361159 | Passive safety shield A safety apparatus is provided which includes a needle hub having an arm extending therefrom and an extensible frame connected to the needle hub. The extensible frame includes a proximal segment that is hingedly connected to a distal segment. The extensible frame is... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361169 | Medical line stabilizer A medical line stabilizer includes an elongate rigidifying body having an axis. An open channel extends parallel to the axis which is adapted to receive a medical line, such as intravenous tubing. The medical line stabilizer is secured to the medical line with tape ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357784 | Safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided which is slidably movable along a medical needle from a proximal position where a distal end of the needle is exposed, to a distal position where the shield protects the distal end of the needle. The medical needle shiel... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341573 | Safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided that includes a needle hub having an outer needle cannula extending therefrom. An inner needle is disposed for slidable movement with the outer needle cannula. At least one shield is extensible from a retracted position ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329248 | Catheter sheath pinch clamp A catheter insertion sheath assembly (100) including a tubular sheath body (106) having a proximal end (102), a distal end (104), and a hollow passage (107) extending between the proximal end and the distal end. A handle portion ( | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326189 | Assembly of winged needle and protector sheath for winged needle A protector sheath for winged needle capable of accommodating a winged needle having a needle tube with a sharp blade edge, a hub firmly attached to a proximal end portion of the needle tube, and a wing provided on the hub is provided. The protector sheath has a cyl... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320682 | Safety device A safety device for a needle is provided. The device includes a spring biased sheath which acts to cover the needle before and after use. The safety device also includes a spring biased lock which is operable to lock the sheath in a safe position unless the biasing ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300423 | Safety device with trigger mechanism A safety device, usable in particular with hypodermic needles, and incorporating a trigger mechanism which when activated primes the device to initiate the unsheathing of the needle in use by flexing one or more needle-surrounding legs away from the needle axis; the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291135 | Winged angled needle assembly A winged angled needle assembly has a hub to which a proximal end portion of an angled needle having a sharpened tip portion is joined and a pair of wings attached to both sides of the hub and further includes a fixing member attached so as to support the wings and ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7241277 | Security device for a syringe The present invention relates to a safety device (2) for a prefilled syringe (1), the syringe comprising a body (3), a needle carrier (4), a piston (6) movable inside the body, and a piston rod (7) suitable for pushing the p... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229434 | Safety non-coring needle Provided is a non-coring needle for venous access implantatable port. In one embodiment the non-coring needle comprises a puncturing assembly comprising two wings having a central sleeve, an L-shaped needle coupled to the sleeve, the needle including an annular groo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220247 | Automatically operable safety shield system for syringes An automatically operable safety shield system for use with a syringe that comprises an inner holder in which said syringe may be inserted and an outer shield mounted outwards from the inner holder axially movable between retracted and extended positions in which a ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198618 | Safety shield for medical needles Medical needle shield apparatus for covering a needle after use. In embodiments of this invention a shield with two or more segments hingedly connected to each other is movable from a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189217 | Skin puncture device with needle stick protection A skin puncture device for use as an intravenous catheter or blood collecting needle set is provided with a mechanism for protection against needle injury and access to fluid passageway during insertion. The assembly includes a flexible extension tube connected to t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179244 | Resettable safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided that includes a needle hub having an outer needle cannula extending therefrom. An inner needle is disposed for slidable movement with the outer needle cannula. At least one shield is extensible from a retracted position ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153293 | Wing retraction type mis-piercing preventer and winged needle having the mis-piercing preventer A winged needle cover capable of storing an entire needle with flexible wing in the state of the needle tube part of the winged needle not projected again, comprising a tip side opening part for taking therein the entire winged needle having a flexible tube connecte... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150725 | Passive activated safety blood collection set A shieldable needle device including a needle cannula, a hub, a pair of wings extending laterally from opposing sides of the hub, a tip guard axially movable along the needle cannula from a proximal position substantially adjacent the hub to a distal position, and a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147623 | Infusion device with needle shield The invention relates to a medication infusion set of the type having a flexible cannula adapted for subcutaneous placement, in combination with an insertion, or puncturing, device comprising an insertion needle extending through the cannula and beyond the outer tip... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144389 | Safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided that includes a first cylinder, such as, for example, a shield that is extensible from a retracted position to an extended position for enclosing a distal end of a needle of a medical needle device. The shield includes a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125398 | Medical needle guard The present invention provides a needle guard comprising a base having a needle well to guide the point of a needle into the patient and, at the same time, for confining the pointed end of a needle within the walls of the needle well until the needle is inserted int... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118552 | Automatically operable safety shield system for syringes An automatically operable safety shield system for use with a syringe, the safety shield system including an holder having proximal and distal portions and defining an enclosure into which the syringe may be inserted, an outer shield having proximal and distal porti... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7066908 | Method and apparatus for indicating or covering a percutaneous puncture site Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying and deploying a protective cover about a percutaneous puncture site formed by a hypodermic needle. In the preferred embodiment, a marking agent or puncture site covering, the latter of which preferably takes the form... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052483 | Transcutaneous inserter for low-profile infusion sets A low-profile inserter for an angled infusion set comprises an inserter housing having a bottom wall, a retainer slidably connected to the inserter housing for movement between retracted and extended positions in a direction substantially parallel with the bottom wa... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048718 | Winged injection needle having needle covering means A winged injection needle having a needle covering means used at treatments for infusion solution, blood transfusion and extracorporeal blood circulation, characterized by comprising a puncturing needle tube (206), a hub (208) for holding the base end ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029461 | Safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided which includes an extensible shield having a first segment and a second segment extending therefrom. The second segment includes an opening configured for clearance of a medical needle of a medical needle device during a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008402 | Safety shield for medical needles Medical needle shield apparatus for covering a needle after use. The medical needle shield apparatus is for use with a needle having proximal and distal ends, wherein the shield is slidably movable along the needle from a proximal position where the distal end of th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004927 | Safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided that includes a shield that is extensible from a retracted position to an extended position to enclose a distal end of a needle. A binding member is disposed within the shield and defines binding surfaces that form an ap... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974444 | Safety catheter The invention pertains to safety syringes and safety catheters designed to protect the operator from unintentional needle sticks and prevent fluid leakage after use. When the safety catheter is in operation, fluid passes from the flexible tubing through the hollow b... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972002 | Passively activated safety shield for a catheter insertion needle A passively activated shielding device for a catheter insertion needle. Disclosure of shielding devices according to the instant invention is provided in four embodiments. Unreleasible locking apparatus is the major differentiator in three of the devices. An accordi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6958055 | Retractable needle syringe including a sheath and an intravenous adapter A syringe assembly including an adapter, a sheath and filling spike for connecting to said adapter and an intravenous connector for intravenously administering medicine to a patient. The barrel may be connected to the adapter and the filling spike for filling the ba... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958054 | Intravenous catheter device A catheter device is disclosed which the hypodermic needle used for insertion is retracted into a protective sheath and left in place during use. An IV fluid flow path is provided that is blocked by the hypodermic needle prior to retraction but is opened by the retr... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949086 | Seldinger safety shield for medical needles Medical needle shield apparatus for covering a needle after use. In embodiments of this invention a shield with two or more segments hingedly connected to each other is movable from a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939325 | Intravenous catheter and insertion device To protect against accidental needle prick a catheter and insertion device are provided wherein the needle is retractable within the device after insertion of the catheter. The device includes a hollow barrel or tube of semi-rigid plastic material into which the nee... | 09/06/2005 |
