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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2002
Richard L. Fiser, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Alan B. Ranford, St. Louis County, MO (US);
James L. Carlyon, Leadwood, MO (US);
Eugene Weilbacher, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Lee Burnes, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Richard L. Fiser, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Alan B. Ranford, St. Louis County, MO (US);
James L. Carlyon, Leadwood, MO (US);
Eugene Weilbacher, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Lee Burnes, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Covidien AG, , CH;
Abstract
A safety apparatus is provided which includes a needle hub having an arm extending therefrom and an extensible frame connected to the needle hub. The extensible frame includes a proximal segment that is hingedly connected to a distal segment. The extensible frame is resiliently biased from a retracted position to an extended position, wherein the arm releasably enages the promixmal segment to fix the extensible frame in a position between the retracted position and the extended position. In an alternate embodiment, the safety apparatus includes an extensible frame including a proximal segment which is hingedly connected to a distal segment. A resilient member is coupled to the proximal segment and the distal segment. The resilient member is configured to bias the extensible frame from a retracted position to an extended position. A method for infusing fluids to a subject is disclosed.