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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Kathleen Tremblay, Westfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0618 (2013.01); A61M 5/321 (2013.01); A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 2205/273 (2013.01);
Abstract
A safety needle assembly is disclosed which includes a a needle assembly and a needle guard. The needle guard is supported about a needle of the needle assembly and is positioned to engage an enlarged diameter portion of the needle during withdrawal of the needle guard from the needle to effect an inversion of the needle guard about a sharpened tip of the needle.