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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
Ronald B. Luther, Newport Beach, CA (US);
John I. Muri, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Ronald B. Luther, Newport Beach, CA (US);
John I. Muri, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Luther Research Partners, LLC, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Abstract
A needle safety apparatus comprises a hollow needle having a sharpened distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end is anchored in a syringe barrel adapter. The needle safety apparatus further comprises a protective sheath having a proximal region, a distal region and a slit running between the proximal region and the distal region. The protective sheath is movable between an armed position and a deployed position. When the protective sheath is in the armed position, the hollow needle passes through the slit in the protective sheath distal region. When the protective sheath is in the deployed position, the hollow needle passes through the slit in the protective sheath proximal region.