Patent ID: 6096006
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A blood-collection apparatus comprising:a needle having a sharp front end and a sharp rear end;a mounting collar fixed on the needle between its ends;a holder tube extending along an axis and having an open front end and an open rear end;a plug fitted inside the holder tubes axially slidable in the holder tube, and having a plug mount adapted to fit complementarily to the mounting collar with the mounting collar securely fixed to the plug mount and the needle rear end directed axially back into the holder tube, the plug adapted to be axially slidable in the tube from a front position at the holder tube front end with the plug mount projecting axially forward from the front end of the holder tube to a rear position at the tube rear end; anda strand having a front end attached to the plug and a rear end projecting from the tube rear end, whereby a pull on the strand retracts the plug and the needle fitted thereto to the tube rear end.