Needle protecting cap and needle disposal instrument
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Jun 25, 2002
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Jan 27, 2000
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Aug 7, 1997
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Abstract
A needle protecting cap (10) formed of a cylindrical body (11) having an insertion port (12) for an injection needle at one end thereof and capable of holding the injection needle, wherein a slit (15) is formed from the distal end of an insertion notch (13), which has been formed by longitudinally cutting a peripheral wall (11a) inclusive of the insertion port (12) from the side of the insertion port toward the distal end thereof, toward the other end of the cylindrical body; and a needle disposal instrument (60) equipped with a case body (61) that accommodates a plurality of the needle protecting caps (10) and holds the needle protecting caps (10) in such a posture that used injection needles can be inserted from the insertion port (12), and an open/close cover (62) for preventing the needle protecting caps attached to the case body (61) from falling out. The needle protecting cap (10) and the needle disposal instrument (60) permit disposal of a winged needle (51) as well as an ordinary injection needle (50), and also permit efficient disposal of a large quantity of injection needles.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
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| Patent Owner | Address | |
|---|---|---|
| MATSUMOTO KAZUHISA | 1332-3 HIRAI-MACHI MATSUYAMA-SHI EHIME-KEN | |
| HAGIO CHISHO | 3-4 MEINOHAMA 5-CHOME NISHI-KU FUKUOKA-SHI FUKUOKA-KEN | |
| YAMADA HIDEAKI | KYOTO JAPAN KYOTO | |
| HAKOZAKI NOBORU | 8-5-807 MINAMIHACHIMAN-CHO 2-CHOME HAKATA-KU FUKUOKA-SHI FUKUOKA-KEN |
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| Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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| Kondo, Chikashi | Fukuoka, JP | 4 | 30 |
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