Patent ID: 9682196
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A protective cover for a syringe needle comprising (a) a sheath comprising a cylindrical body with a lengthwise slot, a retracted locking notch extending perpendicularly outward from one end of the lengthwise slot, an extended locking notch extending perpendicularly outward from the opposing end of the lengthwise slot, and a storage notch extending perpendicularly outward from the lengthwise slot and (b) a needle hub located within the sheath comprising a needle and a needle base, wherein the needle base comprises a locking projection that extends through the lengthwise slot and that can be slid through the lengthwise slot into the retracted locking notch, the extended locking notch, or the storage notch, wherein pushing the locking projection into the storage notch locks the needle in a retracted position so that the needle cannot be used again.