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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2012
Chee Yen Lim, Singapore, SG;
Chee Yen Lim, Singapore, SG;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides a surgically invasive pointed article for skin penetration and capillary whole blood extraction whose penetration ability can be disabled after use by deforming the tips. The present invention is made by injection molding a plastic needlehaving an anchoring meansusing a first material, followed by another injection molding process to over-mold a first body segmentand second body segmentusing a second material to encase the plastic needlethereby anchoring the plastic needleto prevent further movement of the plastic needle. The encasing of the second material provide a barrier isolating the plastic needlefrom the ambient to protect the tipsfrom damage and once sterilized, to conserve the sterile conditions till point of use. The barrier formed by a second over-molding process comprises a detachable capand a body. The present invention is normally used for blood sampling applications but can also be used for applications such as vaccination or skin allergy testing, and transdermal/intradermal drug delivery.