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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Safety Syringes, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Philip E. Dowds, San Diego, CA (US);
James M. Verespej, San Marcos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Safety Syringes, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/326 (2013.01); A61M 5/3129 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3204 (2013.01); A61M 5/3272 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3267 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device that is used in conjunction with a needle-based medication injection device (e.g. a prefilled syringe) that prevents needle stick injuries. The used needle is shielded by a needle guard that surrounds and extends beyond the needle tip. In a preferred embodiment, before the needle is inserted into the patient, the needle guard projects forward to substantially hide visibility of the needle for safety and to reduce patient anxiety.