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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Fritz Kirchhofer, Sumiswald, CH;
Inventor:
Fritz Kirchhofer, Sumiswald, CH;
Assignee:
TecPharma Licensing AG, Burgdorf, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/326 (2013.01); A61M 5/3156 (2013.01); A61M 5/3158 (2013.01); A61M 5/31553 (2013.01); A61M 5/3146 (2013.01); A61M 5/3157 (2013.01); A61M 5/31591 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3204 (2013.01); A61M 5/3272 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3247 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3267 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for protecting against needle sticks, including a needle protection sleeve for being coupled to an administering device to cover a needle associated with the administering device, wherein the sleeve can be moved against the force of a spring from an extended position to a retracted position and by the force of the spring from the retracted position to the extended position, the spring being carried on the needle protection sleeve.