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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Thor R. Halseth, Ojai, CA (US);
John M. Barker, Ventura, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thor R. Halseth, Ojai, CA (US);
John M. Barker, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A safety enclosure for a Huber needle includes a needle housing and a panel unit. The panel unit includes a series of planar panels assembled in an enclosing arrangement defining an enclosed area and is movable between an installation position where the sharp outer end of the Huber needle projects from the panel unit and a safety position where the sharp outer end is covered by the panels. The Huber needle has an aft end and a fore end connected by a bend with the fore end including a sharp outer end.