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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Julie C. Howell, Indian Trail, NC (US);
Michael A. Taylor, Apex, NC (US);
John F. Higdon, Matthews, NC (US);
Robert G. Rosenthal, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sanjiv Kumar, Apex, NC (US);
Julie C. Howell, Indian Trail, NC (US);
Michael A. Taylor, Apex, NC (US);
John F. Higdon, Matthews, NC (US);
Robert G. Rosenthal, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sanjiv Kumar, Apex, NC (US);
MDDP, LLC, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
An I.V. infusion or blood collection apparatus comprises an I.V. infusion set () and a safety shield (). The I.V. infusion set has a wing body () from which a pair of wings () extend outward there from and a grip () extending upward there from. One end of the wing body mounts a needle () or catheter and medical tubing () is connected to the opposite end. The wing body includes a bore so that fluid flows between the needle and the medical tubing. A safety shield has a top, a bottom and opposing side walls and defines a cavity () that is adapted to receive the I.V. infusion set. The safety shield has slots () in each of the side walls and a slot () in the top. The respective wings and grip are adapted to be positioned in the slots and to slidably move therein. The slot in the top includes a lock that is adapted to receive the grip so that when the needle is retracted into the cavity; the grip is permanently captured therein, thus locking the needle in the fully retracted safety position.