Bizarre Patents
A sealed crustless sandwich for providing a convenient sandwich without an outer crust which can be stored for long periods of time without a central filling from leaking outwardly.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6129711 | Fluid-containing plastic disposable syringe that is to be sterilized and a process for filling and sealing same A process for filling and sealing a fluid-containing plastic disposable syringe that is to be sterilized, wherein the disposable syringe includes a barrel having a front end, a nozzle part having a sealing element, a plunger plug, and a plunger stop eleme... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6120482 | Pivotable guard for shielding a needle A needle guard assembly is provided for mounting to the hub of a needle assembly. The needle guard assembly includes a guide that is engageable on the hub. An elongate U-shaped cover is hingedly mounted to the guide and can be rotated from a first positio... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117108 | Spring clip safety IV catheter A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the c... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6117110 | Catheter needle safety device and method of using same A safety apparatus and method of use for a catheter and needle combination. An automatic sheathing system protects clinical personnel from accidental needle sticks after withdrawing the needle from a patient. The device consists of a clear, plastic needle... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6102893 | Prefilled safety syringe A single-use disposable syringe device has a tubular body with a nose portion for receiving a hollow needle that communicates with an inner portion of the tubular body. The device also includes a sliding plunger provided opposite the nose portion inside t... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6093174 | Pre-filled syringe with mechanism to store needle therein A pre-filled syringe comprising, as common prior art syringes have, a partially open end, a neck extending therefrom, a needle, a needle cover plus a new type of attachment for storing and using the syringe needle. Prior to using the pre-filled syringe, t... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6093170 | Structure safety syringe An improved structure safety syringe comprised of a barrel having two trapezoidal-shaped tabs, a sleeve with a guide slot and, furthermore, limit slots extending from the circumferential surface at the two ends of the guide slot and an insertion section i... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090079 | Syringe protective device A syringe includes a cylindrical housing slidably received in a protective cover and having a needle secured to the front end, and a plunger slidably received in the cylindrical housing. The protective cover includes a longitudinal channel and includes a ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086566 | Injection syringe with movable needle protector The invention concerns an injection syringe (10) comprising a syringe body (12) bearing an injecting needle (22) and a rear actuating piston (14) movably mounted in the body (12). It further comprises a mobile protector (36) of the end (22A) of the inject... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6080138 | IV protector The IV protector of the present invention is a device designed to prevent spattering of blood from the tip of a peripheral IV catheter during removal and disposal of the catheter and IV tubing. The IV protector is a flexible plastic cylinder about three i... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6080137 | Needle protector A needle protector having a body, a needle hub and a needle. The body has a first end and a second end. The body includes a plurality of side walls extending between the first and second ends in a geometric configuration. The side walls define an interior... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6080135 | Automatically activated protection system for hypodermic needles A protection system applicable to hypodermic needles, which may be activated automatically, destined to cover the complete length of the needle once used in administering a drug, to prevent accidental jabbing, the system involving one or more individual p... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077253 | Safety needle assembly The present invention relates to a needle shield assembly attachable to a syringe body or other fluid delivery system to protect a user from accidental and unintentional puncture. The safety needle assembly is commonly mounted to a syringe body, preferabl... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6077244 | Catheter insertion device with retractable needle A catheter insertion device is provided for inserting an over-the-needle catheter. The device includes an insertion needle that is retractable into the housing of the device after use to prevent exposure to the contaminated needle. A needle retainer relea... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6068614 | Plastic syringe with overcap A plastic pre-filled syringe which includes an open ended barrel sealed at one end by a moveable stopper and sealed at the other end by a closure frangibly connected to the syringe. The syringe also includes an overcap which can be moved so to engage with... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6059758 | Prophylactic sheath for protecting and storing different types of medical needles Prophylactic needle guards or sheaths for protecting medical needles and persons using the medical needless either before or after use of the needle. The prophylactic needle guards have a flared portion in order to provide safe insertion of a medical need... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056718 | Medication infusion set An improved medication infusion set is provided of the type having a soft cannula for subcutaneous delivery of a selected medication to a patient. The infusion set comprises a cannula housing having a soft cannula protruding therefrom and a self-sealing s... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6042570 | Needle point protection sheath A needle point protection sheath comprises a protector tube having a bore for receiving a hollow needle plus a needle hub within the bore. The protector tube has a closure cap at one end thereof and has a retention member at the other end to engage an end... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6036671 | Breakaway syringe and disposal apparatus A breakaway intravenous needle device, including a syringe and needle assembly, and a disposal apparatus for removing, retaining and discarding needles attached to the intravenous needle device. The breakaway syringe comprises a syringe barrel which exten... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6017329 | Hypodermic needle guard and method to prevent needle stick injuries A needle guard and a method to prevent needle stick injuries are disclosed, for use with a hypodermic syringe or other instrument with a sharp point. The needle guard, comprises a protective sleeve with a fitting, that may be used with or added to a conve... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6015397 | Needle point guard safety cap assembly A needle point cover assembly for securely covering and protecting the needle point after a syringe has been used includes a cover in the form of an elongated hollow member that is open at one end for receiving the needle therein, and at its other end is ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6010487 | Safety needle apparatus and method Disclosed is a safety catheter that automatically sheaths the needle upon withdrawal of the needle from a patient. The catheter can include a plunger for drawing a vacuum to draw blood or alternatively may delete the plunger and use nearly identical compo... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6003556 | Hinged cap fluid connector A capped connector for a tubing set and/or medical equipment is provided. The connector comprises a hollow tube having a cap securing leash pivotally attached to its exterior. A cap is pivotally attached to the leash's opposing end. The leash is designed ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6004299 | Injection vessel and solution-enclosed injection vessel in use thereof An injection vessel including a glass cartridge; a rubber stopper (front stopper) and a rubber stopper (end stopper) respectively fitted to a front side and a rear side of the glass cartridge slidably in an axial direction of the glass cartridge in close ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000580 | Device for dispensing preservative-free nasal sprays and similar preparations A device for dispensing a liquid, sterile, preservative-free preparation free from bacterial growth. The device includes a reservoir which contains the preparation and, in fluid communication with the reservoir, a dispensing part constructed to deliver th... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6001083 | Sharps protection system A sharps protection system for a blood collection set, needle, syringes, other hollow needle invasive instruments and other sharp instruments such as scalpels. This system includes a sharp pointed needle having a tip at a first end and a handle coupled to... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997485 | Device for the controlled positioning of a trocar or a hollow puncturing needle A device (10) holds a hollow puncturing needle (11) which can be controllably moved in a first direction (16) within an aparture (21) in the device (10). The handle (14) can, when pushed, be moved in the direction of the arrow (15). If the handle (14) is ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5997513 | Syringe cover cooperating with needle cover An improvement on a syringe needle protection device and system for practicing the same is shown utilizing a hollow needle cover, or simply cover, which may slide over or within a syringe cylinder. The invention envisions having a needle cap which protect... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5993426 | Fluid absorbable needle sheath The safety device of the instant invention is equipped with a fluid absorbable material at the portion of the sheath that meets the tip portion of the needle so that, as the sheath is pivoted to a position in substantial alignment with the needle, whateve... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989229 | Needle cover assembly having self-contained drug applicator A needle cover assembly is provided that incorporates a drug applicator therein. The needle cover assembly includes an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve is formed from a hard material and acts as a needle shield. The inner sleeve also inc... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5980488 | Medical needle safety apparatus and methods Parts which may be integrally molded with a phlebotomy barrel or with a Luer fitting to provide, in a single molded part, an extendable safety enclosure for a medical cannula in phlebotomy, syringe and other general medical needle applications. Integrally... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5980495 | Needle cap device for a pre-fillable one-time injection apparatus The pre-filled single-use hypodermic devices must be provided with a needle cap device (1) during storage for protection of the injector needle (4) and the contents of the hypodermic device which is removed prior to use. The two-part needle cap device (1)... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5971966 | Needle magazine A magazine for storing and final disposal of a snap-on needle unit has a compartment having a bottom, a cylindrical side wall, and an access opening, which compartment accommodates the needle unit with a gap between the outer side wall of this needle unit... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5968021 | Magazine and removable needle unit A needle unit comprises a needle mounted in a hub having a sleeve made from a deformable material and surrounding an end of the needle at a radial distance from that needle. The sleeve is designed to be snap-locked onto a connecting piece at the outlet en... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5964739 | Safety disposable needle structure A disposable needle having individual, spring biased, first and second retractable, open protective sleeves. The first retractable sleeve covers the needle end employed to extract patient blood and the second retractable sleeve covers the needle end that ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5957892 | Safety catheter insertion apparatus and methods Parts integrally associated with a shortened I.V. insertion needle handle to provide, in as few as one molded part, an extendable safety guard for a catheter insertion needle and its sharpened tip. The safety guard comprises a plurality of rigid segments ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5951524 | Guard and holder for various sized tubes A transparent flat circular rigid plate a minimum of three inches in diameter with a minimum of four holes clustered around a central point and sized to closely fit vacutainer tubes with hole cover plates rotatably installed to cover any unused holes. Wit... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5951515 | Medical needle guard for catheter placement A side button is located at the distal end of a housing forming part of an I.V. catheter and which is movable between a first position to allow longitudinal movement of a needle ands a second position preventing movement of the needle. The side button is ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5951529 | Needle protector sheath A needle protector sheath comprises a body having a top wall, sidewalls and open ends. A slot is formed in each sidewall to slidingly receive a needle wing extending through each of the slots. Typically the slots extend through one end of the protector sh... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947933 | Syringe having safety shield A hypodermic syringe assembly is provided with a syringe barrel and a safety shield telescoped over the syringe barrel and movable from a proximal position to a distal position. The safety shield is irreversibly lockable in the distal position on the syri... | 09/07/1999 |
