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EP0425448A2
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Safety cap for a medical needle after use
Assignee: Contratto Di Licenza drm Srl
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Filing: 1990-09-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-09-25
Abstract
Abstract The design is a safety cap (1) for a medical needle (2) after its use, characterized by the fact of comprehending an elongated hollow body (3) which has at one end two apposite extensions (4,5) that will ductily adapt to the needle being introduced and that will lock such needle in the cap at the end of the introduction by sprining back to their original undeformed condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Luigi Azzali
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; A61M5/321; A61M5/3213; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/0612; A61M25/0631
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
Safety cap for a medical needle after its use, characterized by the fact of comprehending an elongated hollow body having at one end two opposite extensions suitable to get elastically deformed upon introduction of a needle, and having means to lock such needle in the cap at completion of such introduction following an elastic return to the substantially undeformed condition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
Cap according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the end of the hollow body opposite to the end with extensions is closed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
Safety cap for a butterfly needle after its use, according to one or more of the above claims characterized by the fact that the two opposite extensions are suitable to define a portion of space to house the butterfly and have indents to hold the butterfly itself when - at the end of the insertion of the needle in the cap with elastic deformation of the extensions- these have elastically returned to their undeformed condition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
Cap according to one or more of the previous claims, characterized by the fact that the edges of the opposite extensions have - in the part included between the free end and the indents to hold the butterfly - an inclination from the longitudinal axle such as to determine an effective feeding aperture for the insertion of the butterfly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
73 words
Safety cap for disposable syringes, according to one or more of claims 1 and 2, characterized by the fact that the two opposite extensions present - at the end of the free end - a circumferential indent, suitable to clip around the base of the needle when at the end of the insertion of the needle in the cap with elastic deformation of the extensions, these have elastically returned to their undeformed condition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
Safety cap for medical needle after its use, characterized by the fact of including one or more of the characteristics described and/or illustrated.
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