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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2021
Bionix, Llc, Toledo, OH (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
James Huttner, Sylvania, OH (US);
Mackenzie Eickhoff Vocke, Napoleon, OH (US);
Broc T. Giffey, Rochester, MN (US);
Bionix, LLC, Toledo, OH (US);
Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
A needle guard for a manual tattooing device includes a device body and a spring-loaded plunger having a tattoo needle at one end. The plunger is mounted for translational movement within the device body by manual activation of the plunger. The device includes a locking mechanism such that, in a first position, the plunger can be translated to extend the tattoo needle outside of the device body. However, in a second position of the locking device, translational movement of the plunger is prevented, which in turn prevents the exposure of the tattoo needle outside the confines of the device body.