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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Ultimed, Inc., Exclesior, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas E. Erickson, Crosslake, MN (US);
James J. Erickson, Mound, MN (US);
Thomas Sauro, Rosemount, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ultimed, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/3245 (2013.01); A61M 5/3243 (2013.01); A61M 5/3275 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3114 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3126 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3253 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure pertains to a safety syringe having a retractable needle shield which is capable of being retracted to expose the needle for use; being advanced to a needle shielding position; and, if desired, of being removed from the syringe with the shielded needle safely contained within the retractable needle shield via a frangible segment between the syringe barrel and the needle/needle shield components. The disclosure further pertains to a method of using the safety syringe having a retractable needle shield.