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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
David S. Utterberg, Seattle, WA (US);
William J. Schnell, Libertyville, IL (US);
David Bell, Grayslake, IL (US);
David S. Utterberg, Seattle, WA (US);
William J. Schnell, Libertyville, IL (US);
David Bell, Grayslake, IL (US);
DSU Medical Corporation, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A winged needle comprises a hollow medical needle which typically is no smaller than 18 gauge carried by a hub. The hub has wings projecting laterally outwardly, the wings having outer tips that are spaced from each other by essentially 20 to 30 mm. A guard for a winged needle tube set is also disclosed, in which the guard comprises a needle guard tube free of wing-receiving slots and defining a forward, open end to receive a winged needle having outwardly extending, substantially unbent wings as positioned within the guard. In some embodiments, the guard comprises a substantially fixed, open mouth having a width of at least 20 mm and a height of at least 5 mm. A novel anchor strip having two flex lines is also provided to the guard.