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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
May. 25, 1995
Sandor Gyure, West Orange, NJ (US);
Robert B Odell, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Adriano Morigi, Rutherford, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A hardpack shield employable with a medical delivery device utilizing the pivoting-type needle guard or barrier assembly. The shield, which may be formed from a semi-rigid yet puncture-resistant material such as polypropylene, may be configured for mating engagement with a component of the pivotable barrier assembly so as to enable a user to safely manipulate the barrier assembly respective of a medical delivery device to which the piercing element and barrier assembly are affixed. The hardpack shield is configured for ready removal by a user while providing a secondary barrier against inadvertent needlestick injury, with a piercing element.