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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
May. 03, 2007
Alfred W. Prais, Hewitt, NJ (US);
Richard James Caizza, Vernon, NJ (US);
Gary Henniger, Wayne, NJ (US);
Espen D. Karteraas, Tuxedo, NY (US);
Alfred W. Prais, Hewitt, NJ (US);
Richard James Caizza, Vernon, NJ (US);
Gary Henniger, Wayne, NJ (US);
Espen D. Karteraas, Tuxedo, NY (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A shieldable unit dose needle assembly including a needle holding member, a unit dose needle, a shield in pivotal engagement with respect to the needle, and a collar providing pivotal engagement between the needle and the shield. The shield is pivotally movable between a retracted position and a shielded position in which a portion of the shield encompasses the unit dose needle for safety purposes. The needle holding member includes a distal end having a male tapering surface. The collar further includes a proximal end having a female tapering surface in engagement with the male tapering surface of the needle holding member.