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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. 11, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert J Leonard, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Surgic-Acid, Inc., South Walpole, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604110 ; 604192 ; 604195 ; 604198 ; 604199 ; 604263 ;
Abstract
A non-reusable syringe is disclosed, as well as a needle guard for use in the syringe. The needle guard is a chamber for enclosing a syringe needle and has a heat-labile material disposed on a surface thereof. The heat-labile material can melt and flow onto the needle when heated and, when cooled, the material will solidify and encapsulate the needle within the chamber.