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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:
Jul. 31, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Cole, Near Crawley, Sussex, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604192 ; 604263 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a needle protector for a device incorporating a needle comprising at least one arm mounted or mountable at or generally adjacent to a hub, or blunt end of the needle, and hinged or articulated so as to be capable of folding along the needle such as to shield and protect the tip thereof, and being positively securable in that folded disposition.