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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Applicant:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (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); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1581 (2013.01); A61M 5/3275 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of using a safety enclosure for a needle, the needle including an aft end and a fore end together forming a right angle, the fore end including a sharp outer end. The method includes providing a safety enclosure including a needle housing and a panel unit, the needle housing having a finger pad, orienting the safety enclosure in a desired location for insertion of the needle, and applying pressure to the finger pad sufficient to cause penetration of the needle at the desired location and to move the panel unit to the installation position.