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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:
Nov. 28, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philip N Sawyer, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Interface Biomedical Laboratories Corp., Brooklyn, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 53 ; 604169 ; 604198 ; 604247 ;
Abstract
Methods for preventing needle-stick injuries to healthcare workers during intravenous or intra-arterial procedures as well as for preventing catheter-contamination and blood clotting within the tip of the catheter. Also, novel fluid directing means and catheters which include integral fluid flow control means for use in these methods.