Indwelling needle assembly and protector

US8992483B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8992483-B2
Application numberUS-7806708-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 26, 2008
Priority dateMar 27, 2007
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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An indwelling needle assembly and protector. The indwelling needle assembly has an inner needle, an inner needle hub, an outer needle, an outer needle hub, and a protector for protecting the needle point of the inner needle arranged on the outer periphery of the inner needle so as to be slidable in the axial direction. The protector includes a protecting member in which the needle point of the inner needle is stored and a closing member arranged on the outer periphery of the protecting member so as to be capable of sliding, a displaceable side wall which is capable of being displaced inward so as to close a distal opening of the protecting member, the displaceable side wall being displaced inwardly by the closing member arranged on the outer periphery of the distal end portion of the protecting member.

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What is claimed is: 1. An indwelling needle assembly comprising: an inner needle having a sharp needle point at a distal end thereof and an engaging portion in the vicinity of the distal end; an inner needle hub provided at a proximal end portion of the inner needle; an outer needle arranged on an outer periphery of the inner needle; an outer needle hub provided at a proximal end portion of the outer needle; and a protector for protecting the needle point of the inner need…

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What does patent US8992483B2 cover?
An indwelling needle assembly and protector. The indwelling needle assembly has an inner needle, an inner needle hub, an outer needle, an outer needle hub, and a protector for protecting the needle point of the inner needle arranged on the outer periphery of the inner needle so as to be slidable in the axial direction. The protector includes a protecting member in which the needle point of the …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ishikura Kohzo, Hiejima Katsuhiro, Kawai Katsunori, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61M25/0618. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).