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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2001
F. Mark Ferguson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Charles V. Owen, Highland, UT (US);
David L. Thorne, Kaysville, UT (US);
Craig N. Thorne, Bountiful, UT (US);
Mark Nelson, Sandy, UT (US);
Gale H. Thorne, Jr., Bountiful, UT (US);
Specialized Health Products, Inc., Bountiful, UT (US);
Abstract
Medical needle shield apparatus for covering a needle after use. The medical needle shield apparatus is for use with a needle having proximal and distal ends, wherein the shield is slidably movable along the needle from a proximal position where the distal end of the needle is exposed, to a distal position where the shield covers the distal end of the needle. The shield comprises one or more clips having two or more apertures through which the needle passes, wherein the apertures have surfaces. A clip positioning member, in communication with at least one of the clips, positions the aperture surfaces of at least one of the clips when a portion of the clip positioning member in contact with the needle is advanced past the distal end of the needle such that at least a portion of the aperture surfaces of the two or more apertures binds to the needle with opposing binding forces so as to secure the shield to the needle.