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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Janko Bubenik, Morschen, DE;
Harald Heckmann, Lohfelden, DE;
Volker Harms, Kassel, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
B. Braun Melsungen AG, Melsungen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/3216 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3205 (2013.01); A61M 5/3219 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3206 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the shield assemblies include a shield that is pivotably secured to a needle hub. A ball-and-socket hinge secures the shield and the hub to one another. The assembly includes a reversible shield lock to hold the shield in the needle-protected position.