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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2004
Applicants:
John M. Barker, Ventura, CA (US);
Thor R. Halseth, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Botich, Oxnard, CA (US);
Inventors:
John M. Barker, Ventura, CA (US);
Thor R. Halseth, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Botich, Oxnard, CA (US);
Assignee:
MDC Investment Holdings, Inc., Bountiful, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Needle-bearing medical devices are provided for fluid infusion, fluid transfusion, and inserting a guide wire. After use the needle is shielded to render the contaminated needle safe to prevent inadvertent needle sticks. The device includes a housing and a needle having a sharpened tip. A biasing element biases the needle toward a position in which the sharpened tip is shielded.