초록 ▼

A disposable safety needle sheath (10) has a funnel shaped receiving end (16) to protect the user\s hand and guide a used needle into a sleeve (12). Retaining means (28, 30) within the sheath engage an inserted needle and a cap (18) seals the needle sheath after the used needle has been inserted and

A disposable safety needle sheath (10) has a funnel shaped receiving end (16) to protect the user\s hand and guide a used needle into a sleeve (12). Retaining means (28, 30) within the sheath engage an inserted needle and a cap (18) seals the needle sheath after the used needle has been inserted and disengaged from a syringe (36). In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the retaining means comprises shoulders (28) at the open end of sleeve (12) to frictionally engage a needle hub (26), a cap (18) is mounted by a hinge to the receiving end (16), and locking means comprised of continuous annular ridge (32) and continuous annular groove (34) is provided to prevent the cap from being opened after closing.

대표청구항 ▼

A disposable safety needle sheath for disposal of a used or otherwise unsanitary needle comprising: sleeve means closed at one end thereof and open at the opposite end thereof for receiving a used, unsanitary needle inserted therein, needle retaining means within said sleeve means for grasping and h

A disposable safety needle sheath for disposal of a used or otherwise unsanitary needle comprising: sleeve means closed at one end thereof and open at the opposite end thereof for receiving a used, unsanitary needle inserted therein, needle retaining means within said sleeve means for grasping and holding a used, unsanitary needle inserted into said sleeve means; wide aperture needle receiving means communicating with the open end of said sleeve means for subtantially covering and protecting the fingers of a user grasping said sleeve means and for guiding a used, unsanitary needle towards the open end of said sleeve means; sheath closure means for closing the open end of said sleeve means after a used, unsanitary needle has been inserted into said sleeve means; and means for substantially preventing said sheath closure means from being reopened after said sheath closure means has assumed the closed position closing the open end of said sheath, thereby preventing access to said used, unsanitary needle contained in said sheath.