James A Curtis

US Patent:

6949086, Sep 27, 2005

Filed:

Jun 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/459164

Inventors:

F. Mark Ferguson - Salt Lake City UT, US
Richard L. Fiser - Kirkwood MO, US
James R. Curtis - Deland FL, US
Charles V. Owen - Highland UT, US
David L. Thorne - Kaysville UT, US
Mark A. Nelson - Sandy UT, US
Roy L. Barrus - West Bountiful UT, US
Eugene E. Weilbacher - Chesterfield MO, US
Michael Thorne - Bountiful UT, US
Steven Brown - Roy UT, US
Donald Solomon - Ogden UT, US

Assignee:

Tyco Healthcare Group LP - Mansfield MA

International Classification:

A61M005/32
A61M005/00

US Classification:

604198, 604263, 600576

Abstract:

Medical needle shield apparatus for covering a needle after use. In embodiments of this invention a shield with two or more segments hingedly connected to each other is movable from a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the shield extends beyond the end of the needle. The needle is affixed in a hub of a medical needle device, and the shield is articulated to the hub. At least one of the two or more segments has an open orifice through which the needle passes to form an axis of intersection about the needle. The shield includes a channel for covering the needle when the shield is linearly extended. One or more locks associated with one or more of the segments secures one or more of the segments relative to the shield in the extended position.

US Patent:

7198618, Apr 3, 2007

Filed:

Jun 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/892593

Inventors:

F. Mark Ferguson - Salt Lake City UT, US
Richard L. Fiser - Kirkwood MO, US
James R. Curtis - Deland FL, US
Charles V. Owen - Highland UT, US
David L. Thorne - Kaysville UT, US
Mark A. Nelson - Sandy UT, US
Roy L. Barrus - West Bountiful UT, US
Eugene E. Weilbacher - Chesterfield MO, US
Michael Thorne - Bountiful UT, US
Steven Brown - Roy UT, US
Donald Solomon - Ogden UT, US

Assignee:

Tyco Healthcare Group LP - Mansfield MA

International Classification:

A61M 5/32

US Classification:

604198, 604192

Abstract:

Medical needle shield apparatus for covering a needle after use. In embodiments of this invention a shield with two or more segments hingedly connected to each other is movable from a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the shield extends beyond the end of the needle. The needle is affixed in a hub of a medical needle device, and the shield is articulated to the hub. At least one of the two or more segments has an open orifice through which the needle passes to form an axis of intersection about the needle. The shield includes a channel for covering the needle when the shield is linearly extended. One or more locks associated with one or more of the segments secures one or more of the segments relative to the shield in the extended position. A latch is also disposed on the distal segment for securing the distal segment relative to the shield when in the extended position. The number of hingedly connected segments depends upon the needle length and device length required to extend the shield beyond the distal end of the needle.

US Patent:

20040193120, Sep 30, 2004

Filed:

Apr 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/821494

Inventors:

F. Ferguson - Salt Lake City UT, US
Richard Fiser - Kirkwood MO, US
James Curtis - Deland FL, US
Charles Owen - Highland UT, US
David Thorne - Kaysville UT, US
Mark Nelson - Sandy UT, US
Roy Barrus - West Bountiful UT, US
Gale Thorne - Bountiful UT, US
Eugene Weilbacher - Chesterfield MO, US
Michael Thorne - Bountiful UT, US
Steven Brown - Roy UT, US
Donald Solomon - Ogden UT, US

International Classification:

A61M005/00

US Classification:

604/263000, 604/198000, 600/576000

Abstract:

Medical needle shield apparatus including a shield with two or more segments hingedly connected to each other and movable from a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the shield extends beyond the end of the needle. The needle is affixed in a hub of a medical needle device, and the shield is articulated to the hub. At least one of the two or more segments has an open orifice through which the needle passes to form an axis of intersection about the needle. The shield includes a channel for covering the needle when the shield is linearly extended. One or more locks associated with one or more of the segments secures one or more of the segments relative to the shield in the extended position. A latch is also disposed on the distal segment for securing the distal segment relative to the shield when in the extended position. The number of hingedly connected segments depends upon the needle length and device length required to extend the shield beyond the distal end of the needle.