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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:
Jan. 18, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C Shober, Jr, Alvaton, KY (US);
Robert L Watson, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604198 ; 604411 ; 604414 ; 604905 ;
Abstract
A needle shielding and use-facilitating apparatus has a first sleeve with a coupling at one end for attachment to a syringe and a hypodermic needle carried by the first sleeve. The needle extending beyond the opposite end of the first sleeve. A second sleeve is slidably received in the first sleeve and surrounds part of the needle which extends beyond the first sleeve. A spring in the first sleeve urges the second sleeve out of the first sleeve. An end coupling is attached to the second sleeve and is selectively attachable to any of a plurality of articles puncturable with the needle.