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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:
Mar. 23, 1982
Filed:
May. 19, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward C Eichhorn, Dumont, NJ (US);
Edward L Nugent, North Caldwell, NJ (US);
Shenoda S Megahed, Lyndhurst, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Paramus, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128763 ;
Abstract
A holder is provided for use with intravenous needle assemblies and evacuated tubes of various diameters used in conjunction with such assemblies. The holder has a threaded end for attachment of the needle assembly, and a body consisting of a barrel for insertion of evacuated tubes having resilient stoppers. Deformable ribs are provided within the barrel which enable the holder to accommodate tubes of varying sizes. The ribs may be tapered inwardly in the direction of the threaded tip to hold, center and guide the evacuated tubes.