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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:
Sep. 10, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
John A Stevenson, Santa Paula, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604192 ; 604110 ; 604263 ;
Abstract
A free-standing safety cap includes a first compartment for temporarily securing an unused medical instrument and a second compartment for permanently securing a used medical instrument. The instruments have a sharp end, and are fitted with a hub. The first compartment has an opening through which the unused instrument can be removed. A stand supports the cap in a position in which an opening in the second compartment is exposed to receive the used instrument without the user having to hold the cap. A locking mechanism, preferably one-way, is provided for engaging the hub and permanently securing the sharp end of the used instrument inside the second compartment.