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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2005
Michael J. Dalton, Skokie, IL (US);
Michael J. Dalton, Skokie, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A fluid delivery device for delivering fluid to a patient includes a fluid delivery tube, a needle in communication with the fluid delivery tube, a base connected adjacent a distal portion of the fluid delivery tube and a flexible shield connected at one end to the base. The shield includes an adhesive portion located on an outer surface, wherein in an insertion configuration the needle fits through a shield aperture and the adhesive portion contacts a target skin region, and when in a protection configuration a needle tip contacts a portion of an inner surface of the shield spaced apart from the shield aperture when the fluid delivery device is removed from the skin region.