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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukinori Ebara, Osaka, JP;
Naohiro Atsumi, Osaka, JP;
Hidekazu Miyauchi, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Ichimiya, Osaki, JP;
Assignee:
Nipro Corporation, Osaka-fu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 ; A61M 5/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 ; A61M 5/32 ;
Abstract
A protector for housing a drug administration needle comprised of a winged hub and a cannula bent substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the hub at a longitudinal central portion of the hub. The protector comprises a tubular cannula-protecting portion having a cannula entrance at one end and a bottom at the opposite end; and a hub-mounting portion for attachment of the winged hub, the hub-mounting portion being coaxially formed on the cannula entrance of the cannula-protecting portion.