Safety shield for a needle assembly

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2005-03-22

2005-03-22

Mendez, Manuel (Department: 3763)

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

Reexamination Certificate

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06869418

ABSTRACT:
A safety shield for a needle assembly which includes a cover, a mount and a hinge forming a shield body. The shield body defines a cavity in which a needle assembly having a needle and a luer hub is positioned. The mount includes a socket for receipt of the luer hub while the cover includes a retainer for coupling with the needle assembly. A hinge includes a living hinge between the cover and the mount. A tab encloses one end of the mount. Both the cover and the tab are associated with the mount by means of frangible webs to define a sealed body. A flexible tear strip extends over the cavity to fully seal the body.

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patent: 4664259 (1987-05-01), Landis
patent: 4944397 (1990-07-01), Miller
patent: 5152751 (1992-10-01), Kozlowski
patent: 5405332 (1995-04-01), Opalek
patent: 5599313 (1997-02-01), Gyure et al.

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