US6436086B1
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Method of using a safety shield assembly and related combinations thereof
Assignee: Gambro Lundia AB
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Filing: 1999-08-23
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Granted: 2002-08-20
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Expires: 2019-08-23
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a method of using a safety shield assembly having a shield and a collar and more particularly a method of using a safety shield assembly with a fluid handling device whereby the shield may be pivoted with respect to the collar. Preferably, a method of using a safety shield assembly with a needle assembly, an intravenous infusion set a syringe, a catheter or other fluid handling devices or assemblies that contain piercing elements.
Inventors
- 👤 C. Mark Newby
- 👤 Michael C. Bennett
- 👤 Jamie Crawford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/0612; A61M25/0631; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; A61M5/321; A61M5/3216
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
A method of using a safety shield assembly with a needle assembly comprising the steps of: (a) providing a needle shield assembly comprising a hub and a needle connected to said hub whereby said needle comprises a non-patient end and an intravenous end comprising a bevel end; (b) providing a safety shield assembly connected to said needle assembly comprising a collar that comprises a hook arm and locking dents whereby said collar is connected to said hub of said needle assembly and a shield connected to said hook arm of said collar by a hanger bar whereby said shield may be pivoted with respect to said collar whereby said shield comprises a top finger guide and barb dents that cooperate with said locking dents on said collar; (c) providing a needle holder having a distal end for receiving said non-patient end of said needle assembly; (d) mounting said non-patient end of said needle assembly on said distal end of said needle holder; (e) moving said shield to an open position; (f) performing a venipuncture by inserting said intravenous end of said needle into a vein of a patient; (g) inserting an evacuated tube with a closure into said needle holder; (h) removing the needle from the patient and the evacuated tube from the needle holder; (i) moving said shield to an intermediate position; and (j) moving said shield to a final non-retractable position over said intravenous end of said needle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
240 words
A method of using a safety shield assembly with a needle assembly comprising the steps of: (a) providing a needle shield assembly comprising a hub and a needle connected to said hub whereby said needle comprises a non-patient end and an intravenous end comprising a bevel end; (b) providing a safety shield assembly connected to said needle assembly comprising a collar that comprises a hook arm and locking dents whereby said collar is connected to said hub of said needle assembly and a shield connected to said hook arm of said collar by a hanger bar whereby said shield may be pivoted with respect to said collar whereby said shield comprises a top finger guide and barb dents that cooperate with said locking dents on said collar; (c) providing a needle holder having a distal end for receiving said non-patient end of said needle assembly; (d) mounting said non-patient end of said needle assembly on said distal end of said needle holder; (e) moving said shield to an open position; (f) performing a venipuncture by inserting said intravenous end of said needle into a vein of a patient; (g) inserting an evacuated tube with a closure into said needle holder; (h) removing the needle from the patient and the evacuated tube from the needle holder; (i) moving said shield to an intermediate position; and (j) moving said shield to a final non-retractable position over said intravenous end of said needle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said bevel end of said intravenous end is aligned with said shield and said collar.
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