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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Kazuhiro Abe, Fukuroi, JP;
Yoshihiro Wada, Fukuroi, JP;
Shigeaki Funamura, Fukuroi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An indwelling needle is provided which has a simple structure and is capable of securely mounting a needle tip protective tool on the tip portion of an internal needle. The indwelling needle A includes an external needle including a cannula and a housing, an internal needle including a metal needle and a hub and a needle tip protective tool. The needle tip protective tool is mounted on the housing with the metal needle inserted into an inner section so that the metal needle can be removed together with the internal needle from the external needle.