Patent ID: 8096977
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A protector into which a tube having a needle provided at one end thereof and a blood bag provided at another end thereof is inserted and which accommodates and protects said needle after being used, comprising: an inner tube including a stopper which is brought into contact with said needle when said needle is accommodated in said inner tube from one opening thereof, and a lid connected to said one opening through a hinge; an outer tube configured to hold said inner tube for sliding movement in a cavity portion thereof; an operation lever provided on an outer surface of said lid; and operation means configured to operate said operation lever to contact said outer tube, when said needle, after being used, is brought into contact with said stopper to slidably move said inner tube with respect to said outer tube, so as to close said lid, wherein said inner tube has a plurality of pawls provided at an end portion of another opening; said outer tube has a tapering portion provided on an inner surface thereof; and said plurality of pawls are brought into contact with said tapering portion and displaced inward, when said needle, after being used, is brought into contact with said stopper to slidably move said inner tube with respect to said outer tube, so as to contract said tube having the needle in a diametrical direction and closely contact said plurality of pawls with said tube having the needle.