David A Schmidt

US Patent:

20140257200, Sep 11, 2014

Filed:

Mar 11, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/204883

Inventors:

Judith Auerbach - Niederteufen, CH
Joerg Geiger - Gais, CH
Levent Kusogullari - Winterthur, CH
C. Garyen Denning - Lexington KY, US
Andrew J. Corson - Apex NC, US
Gretchen Elizabeth Willard - Durham NC, US
David Schmidt - Nicholasville KY, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/34

US Classification:

604263

Abstract:

Embodiments described herein include a safety system including a needle guard assembly, where the needle guard assembly can be configured for attachment to a needle retaining device having a proximal end, a distal end, where a needle can be fixedly coupled to the distal end. The needle guard assembly can include a first cylinder, where the first cylinder can be attached to the distal end of the needle retaining device. The needle guard assembly can include a second cylinder, where the second cylinder can be selectively movable relative to the first cylinder from a first position, to a second position wherein the needle is fully exposed, to a third position where the needle is fully covered. The needle safety system can include a sterile barrier, where the sterile barrier can be configured to maintain the sterility of the needle until use and a flexible hinge, where the flexible hinge can be associated with the needle guard assembly and can lock the second cylinder in the third position such that the second cylinder cannot be advanced proximally in the third position.

US Patent:

20140257201, Sep 11, 2014

Filed:

Mar 11, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/204959

Inventors:

Joerg Geiger - Gais, CH
C. Garyen Denning - Lexington KY, US
David Schmidt - Nicholasville KY, US
Theodore J. Mosler - Raleigh NC, US
Andrew J. Corson - Apex NC, US
Edward P. Browka - Chapel Hill NC, US

International Classification:

A61M 5/32

US Classification:

604263, 29428

Abstract:

A safety system including a needle retaining device that can include a proximal end, a distal end, and a needle fixedly coupled to the distal end of the needle retaining device. The safety system can include a needle guard assembly, where the needle guard assembly can be configured for attachment to the distal end of the needle retaining device. The needle guard assembly can include a first cylinder, where the first cylinder can be attached to the distal end of the needle retaining device, and a second cylinder, where the second cylinder can be selectively movable relative to the first cylinder from a first position, to a second position wherein the needle is fully exposed, to a third position wherein the needle is fully covered.