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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Scott A. Moyer, Breiningsville, PA (US);
Michael J. Janders, Northampton, PA (US);
Inventors:
Scott A. Moyer, Breiningsville, PA (US);
Michael J. Janders, Northampton, PA (US);
Assignee:
B. Braun Medical Inc., Bethlehem, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the present safety needle assembly include a slidable needle shield. Digital pressure applied to a leaf spring retention latch removes a compressive force from a biasing member and automatically moves the needle shield from a ready-to-use configuration to a protected configuration in which the needle shield covers the sharp needle tip. In the protected configuration the needle shield is prevented from sliding proximally along the needle a sufficient distance to expose the needle tip.