Sharps protector device for protecting a user from a sharp tip of a medical needle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8961476
APP PUB NO 20140221938A1
SERIAL NO

14221803

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A device for protecting a user from a sharp tip of a medical needle includes a central body portion, a medical needle having a sharp tip, a pair of wings in attachment to the central body portion, and a mechanical fastener disposed on at least one of the wings. The mechanical fastener is configured to selectively attach the wings together with the medical needle positioned between the wings so as to protect a user from the sharp tip of the medical needle. In another embodiment, a sharp tip of a medical needle is withdrawn from a patient, a pair of wings with the medical needle positioned in between is closed, and the wings are fastened together with the medical needle positioned between the wings so as to protect a user from the sharp tip of the medical needle.

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EMED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION25 HARTWELL AVENUE LEXINGTON MA 02421

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lambert, Paul El Dorado Hills, US 49 307

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