CA2456969A1 — Retracting needle safety device
Assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co · Expires 2003-02-27 · 23y expired
What this patent protects
A retractable safety needle assembly (24) is provided. The needle assembly includes a tubular outer body (20), a retraction assembly (60) contained wit h the outer body (20) and a biasing element (88) for applying a retraction for ce therebetween. The retraction assembly (60) inc…
USPTO Abstract
A retractable safety needle assembly (24) is provided. The needle assembly includes a tubular outer body (20), a retraction assembly (60) contained wit h the outer body (20) and a biasing element (88) for applying a retraction for ce therebetween. The retraction assembly (60) includes a cannula (62) having an intravenous puncture tip (64) and a non-patient puncture tip (66) at opposin g ends. In a first position, the intravenous puncture tip (64) extends from a first end (22) of the tubular outer body (20). The retraction assembly (60) is adapted for movement within the tubular outer body from the first position t o a second position in which the intravenous puncture tip (64) and the non- patient puncture tip (66) are contained entirely within the tubular outer bo dy (20) and are offset from a general axis defining the outer body (20).</SDOAB >
Drugs covered by this patent
- Epipen (epinephrine) · Pfizer Inc.
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