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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
F. Mark Ferguson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
David L. Thorne, Kaysville, UT (US);
Donald D. Solomon, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Daniel K. Smith, Woods Cross, UT (US);
Jeremy W. Snow, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
B. Chance Bagley, American Fork, UT (US);
Craig N. Thome, Syracuse, UT (US);
F. Mark Ferguson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
David L. Thorne, Kaysville, UT (US);
Donald D. Solomon, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Daniel K. Smith, Woods Cross, UT (US);
Jeremy W. Snow, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
B. Chance Bagley, American Fork, UT (US);
Craig N. Thome, Syracuse, UT (US);
Specialized Health Products, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In some arrangements, a medical needle shield apparatus can include a binding member disposed within a shield. The binding member can include a retainer that can engaged a medical needle to prevent inclination of the binding member, and can include one or more drag inducing members that can engage the needle. In some arrangements, the apparatus can include a hub retainer.