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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2000
Thomas Hatch, Lexington, KY (US);
Other;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for producing a single use syringe. A tube, open at both ends, is provided. A plurality of needles fixed to a tether in spaced-apart relation are also provided, each needle having a proximal and a distal end. The tether and plurality of fixed needles are then deployed by introducing a first end of the tether into a first end of the tube and translating the first end of the tether to the second end of the tube thereby deploying the needles in spaced-apart relation along the length of the tube. A predetermined fluid volume is introduced into the tube and the tube is sealed at spaced-apart intervals to create a web comprising individual single use syringes, each single use syringe comprising a single needle and a fluid volume.