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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:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J Caizza, Barry Lakes, NJ (US);
Bronwen Walters, Dania, FL (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, FranklinLakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604263 ; 604192 ;
Abstract
A shieldable needle assembly includes a needle guard slidably movable along a needle cannula from a proximal position where the distal end of the needle cannula is exposed to a distal position where the distal end of the needle cannula is safely shielded within the needle guard. A hinged arm assembly connects the needle guard assembly to needle hub. A trigger is articulated to the needle hub at a location proximally of the hinged arm. Distally directed digital forces cause the trigger to rotate such that the trigger urges the hinged arm from a collapsed condition to an extended condition.