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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2012
Andrew G. Summerville, Goshen, CT (US);
Jon D. Swenson, Wayne, NJ (US);
Christina Joy D'arrigo, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Andrew G. Summerville, Goshen, CT (US);
Jon D. Swenson, Wayne, NJ (US);
Christina Joy D'Arrigo, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A cutting element for a retracting needle syringe having a plunger with a cuttable distal end and a spring biased needle held by a cuttable support and a cutting element capable of cutting the cuttable distal end and the cuttable support includes a body portion having a proximal end, a distal end side wall therebetween and a passageway therethrough. The distal end of the body portion includes a cutting edge and a raised distally projecting tapered cutting tooth having distally converging edges. At least one tooth edge includes a sharp side wall for cutting the distal end of the plunger and the needle support.