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The needle protection holder is a device that encloses a syringe and needle within a tubular shell or cylinder after the needle has been used. Its intended purpose is to remove a needle attached to a syringe from a patient, both human and animal, thereby containing the needle safely within the cylin

The needle protection holder is a device that encloses a syringe and needle within a tubular shell or cylinder after the needle has been used. Its intended purpose is to remove a needle attached to a syringe from a patient, both human and animal, thereby containing the needle safely within the cylinder. The device disallows the exchange of bodily fluids caused by needle sticks which are known to cause serious illness including death in medical technicians.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What I claim is:] [1.] A needle protection holder to be interposed between a hypodermic syringe and a needle, said holder comprising:a cylinder having a longitudinal axis;said cylinder being open at one end and having a bottom wall at the other end;a washer of generally cylindrical configuration t

[ What I claim is:] [1.] A needle protection holder to be interposed between a hypodermic syringe and a needle, said holder comprising:a cylinder having a longitudinal axis;said cylinder being open at one end and having a bottom wall at the other end;a washer of generally cylindrical configuration telescopically movable in said cylinder along said longitudinal axis;said washer having first and second sides and a cylindrical wall;a centrally located passage in said washer between said first and second sides;first coupling means fixed to one side of said washer for attachment to the hypodermic syringe;second coupling means fixed to the second side of said washer for attachment to the needle;guide means interposed between said cylinder and said washer for maintaining the orientation of said washer in said cylinder;spring means interposed in said cylinder between said bottom wall of said cylinder and said second side of said washer for biasing said washer and the needle carried thereby towards the open end of said cylinder; andlatch means carried by the upper end of said cylinder for engagement with the syringe to retain the syringe within said holder.