| US 7,611,485 B2 | ||
| Safety shield for medical needles | ||
| F. Mark Ferguson, Salt Lake City, Utah (US) | ||
| Assigned to C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 17, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/919,983. | ||
| Application 10/919983 is a continuation of application No. 10/202201, filed on Jul. 23, 2002, granted, now 6,902,546. | ||
| Application 10/202201 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/809357, filed on Mar. 15, 2001, granted, now 6,595,955. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0043691 A1, Feb. 24, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—110 [604/263; 604/192; 604/164.08] | 30 Claims |
| 1. A medical needle shield apparatus comprising:
a shield slidably movable along a medical needle from a proximal position where a distal end of the needle is exposed, to
a distal position where the shield protects the distal end of the needle, said shield comprising:
a binding member having an aperture through which the needle passes, said aperture having binding surfaces;
a retainer integral with the binding member and in communication with the needle for temporarily retaining the binding surfaces
in a non-binding position relative to the needle; and
a positioning member including a friction element configured to engage the medical needle and generate a drag force to cause
inclination of the binding member from a substantially transverse position relative to an axial path defined by the needle
for positioning the binding surfaces to secure the shield to the needle when a portion of the retainer in contact with the
needle is advanced past the distal end of the needle and allows the retainer to release from the needle.
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