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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2015
Applicants:
Retractable Technologies, Inc., Little Elm, TX (US);
Thomas J. Shaw, Frisco, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Shaw, Frisco, TX (US);
Ni Zhu, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Retractable Technologies, Inc, Little Elm, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61M 5/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/3234 (2013.01); A61M 5/1782 (2013.01); A61M 5/502 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3239 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device having a forwardly-projecting needle and a selectively-movable needle cap that can be variously positioned to cover all or a portion of the needle, depending upon whether the device is, for example, being transported, aspirated or used to inject a therapeutic fluid. The device can optionally be configured to enable retraction of the needle into the body for safe disposal following use.