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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Craig Newman, Montvale, NJ (US);
Stephen Richards, Holdrege, NE (US);
Vadim Goykhman, Aventura, FL (US);
Tieming Ruan, Randolph, NJ (US);
Craig Newman, Montvale, NJ (US);
Stephen Richards, Holdrege, NE (US);
Vadim Goykhman, Aventura, FL (US);
Tieming Ruan, Randolph, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A safety needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub; a needle fixed to the hub; a first shield having a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle, wherein in an initial state, the first shield extends from the hub; a second shield having a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle; a biasing element disposed to urge the second shield distally towards a distal end of the needle; and, a releasable retaining arrangement for releasably retaining the second shield in a first state. Upon a predetermined extent of proximal movement of the first shield relative to the hub, the second shield is released to a second state in which the distal end of the needle is covered. Advantageously, two shields are provided for at least partially covering a needle with one of the shields acting as a trigger.