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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1989
William C Clark, Knoxville, TN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A syringe resheathing and holding device (10) for lockably receiving the needle sheath (16) of a hypodermic syringe (20) to permit unsheathing and resheathing using only one hand. The resheathing device (10) comprises a base member (12) for being supported and at least one sheath holder (14). The sheath holder (14) includes sidewalls (22), and a first end portion (24) and a second end portion (26), the first end portion (24) being secured to the base member (12). Further, the sheath holder (14) is provided with a sheath receptor (28) for lockably receiving the needle sheath (16). A suitable locking means is also provided for releasably locking the sheath (16) in the sheath receptor (28) while the syringe is being unsheathed and resheathed.