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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
May. 10, 2021
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Amit Uday Limaye, Wayne, NJ (US);
David Poganski, Airmont, NY (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A safety needle device for connection to a medical connector, including threaded connections. The safety needle comprises a collar configured to interdigitate with a conventional needle hub, the collar having attachment points for a hinged cap, the hinged cap being in a two-piece configuration. In further embodiments, the safety needle device comprises a removable hard needle cover configured to cover needle cannula and a distal portion of a needle hub. The hard needle enclosure further comprises a cap configured to interdigitate with the needle cover and cover a proximal portion of the needle hub. The cap and at least a portion of the needle cover are covered by a removable sleeve which holds the cap and the needle cover together. Even further embodiments comprise a needle hub, a needle cover, an adapter and a cap, the adapter configured to attach to a conventional needle cap.