NEEDLE CAP FOR PROTECTING A USER FROM NEEDLE INSERTION

Abstract: The object of the invention is a cap for needles to avoid possible wounds caused from needle-points. This protection is accomplished by having a disk on the base of the needle cap. The invention is applicable to every kind of protective cap for injection needles or pointed writing instruments.

Description: Needle cap for protecting a user from needle insertion. Lodged l TEXT OF THE DESCRIPTION The essence of the invention consists in protecting the fingers of sanitary operator or somebody makes an injection, hen,covering the needle,runs the risk to prick oneself accidentally. This protection has been gotten with a put disk on the opening of the needle*s cap. The drawing number1/3shows a specimen where the general characteristics σf the invention's object are clear.Number 2/3 shows a section of it. The drawing number3/3 shows the usefulness of the invention when the sanitary operator or somebody put back the needle in its cap he has just used for an injection or for the drawings of blood,biopsies, phleboclysis,anaesthesias during dental treatments,etc, The main (but others are not excluded) appliances of SUB the invention are: 1) cap for needles of intermuscular,intravenous,sub_ cutaneous and intradermal syringes 2) cap for needles of syringes of' aspirant kind used in- odontology 3) cap for needles of ' catheters and for biopsias 4) cap for needles of syringes for formalin injection in the corpses 5) cap for butterfly needles 6) cap for artery venous fistula needles for emodialy_ sis 7) cap for needles of' devices for intravenous infusion (blood-transfusion and phleboclysis) and of phial's connection and of bags for blood donation 8) cap for needles of' vacutainer devices. As or the caps for odontological needles that consist of two parts,one penetrating in the patients' soft tissues, he other penetrating into the phial of anae__ sthetic to be injected,two- protective disks are provi_ ded. The dimensions of the τirotective disk are proportional to the size of relative c O to protect effectually the thumb and index fingers which sanitary operator holds with the cap in his hands to put the just used in. The thickness must be proportional to the cutting power of the needle which could pierce the disk making it useless. Therefore the dimensions of the diameter change from mm 20 to mm 40 and the thickness from mm 0,5 to mm 2,5. The disk; which makes a s ngle piece with the cap, is ma_ de of -πlastic material resistant to pricks, it is appli_ cable to every kind of cap and hεs the oυening pointed by ε coloured circle to insert easily the needle. Also the caυ of butterfly needles must be mp.de of nlastic, suitably, hard material* in o position to those now produced which easily be pierced by the needle if this isn't inserted arallelly to the walls of the same can. The aim of the invention, through the elimination of the risk to get accidentally wounds by needle, is cutting down hematic trasmission illnesses from patient to sanitary operεtor. Among these illnesses there are the Henatitis B and the Acαuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which pre still a real, serious and sometimes lethεl risk for the ss-nitary OOerators. In this way we can /rive more security to the sanitary operator who must cover the eventual infected needle and avoid he threws descovered needles in the rubbish so not risking the health and safety of them who nick up and eliminate it.

Claims: CLAIMS 1) Protective disk of cap for sanitary use needles, to avoid accidentally wound with point of needles. 2) Cap for butterfly needles in hard plastic, to avoid accidentally wound with point of needles througt Oer orations of c O in transversal way.

Inventors: PACINI GIUSEPPE, PACINI, GIUSEPPE
Applicants: PACINI GIUSEPPE, PACINI, GIUSEPPE
Application year: 1988
Main classification: A61M5
IPC codes: A61M5