Needle guards and assemblies

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Category

A - Human Necessities

Subcategory

61

Subsubcategory

M

CPC

128/88

IPC codes

A61M 5/31 (2006.01) A61M 5/32 (2006.01)

Type

Patent

Patent number

CA 2036367

Description

ABSTRACT OF THE INVENTION It is known to protect needles by means of a needle guard mounted on the hub of a needle. In the present invention a guard (3) for a needle (1) is an extruded resilient channel, larger than the needle, with a recess (30) of circular section and an opening (31) formed by two flared wings (32, 33). The outer width of the opening (31) is at least twice the width of the recess (30) so that a needle (1) may be laterally snapped into the guard (3). The diameter of the recess (30) is less than the external diameter of the needle (l) such that the guard (3) grips the needle (1).

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