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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
David S Akhavi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
American Hospital Supply Corporation, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1282 / ; 128221 ; 206365 ;
Abstract
A needle package which can contain any one of various sizes of needles and can be sold independently of a hypodermic syringe. The needle package includes a conventional needle protector fitted with a hypodermic needle and a closure. Within the protector is a syringe treating liquid, such as an anticoagulant (heparin), for treating a syringe immediately prior to collecting a blood sample. The same needle used for treating the syringe is also used for collecting a blood sample after removal of the protector.