Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9694140B2/en
Timestamp: 2019-12-09 03:29:08
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 201180040577', 'Application No. 201180040577', 'Application No. 201180040577', 'Application No. 201180040577', 'Application No. 2013', 'Application No. 2013']

US9694140B2 - Automatic-locking safety needle covers and methods of use and manufacture - Google Patents
US9694140B2
US9694140B2 US14/287,728 US201414287728A US9694140B2 US 9694140 B2 US9694140 B2 US 9694140B2 US 201414287728 A US201414287728 A US 201414287728A US 9694140 B2 US9694140 B2 US 9694140B2
US14/287,728
US20140364803A1 (en
2014-05-27 Application filed by STA-MED, LLC filed Critical STA-MED, LLC
2014-05-27 Priority to US14/287,728 priority patent/US9694140B2/en
2014-12-11 Publication of US20140364803A1 publication Critical patent/US20140364803A1/en
2017-07-04 Publication of US9694140B2 publication Critical patent/US9694140B2/en
1. An automatically locking needle cover comprising:
2. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein a distal tip of the sleeve comprises stimulation features configured to engage the skin of a patient prior to a distal tip of the needle contacting the skin of the patient, whereby the stimulation features reduce pain by stimulating the patient's pressure-receptor nerves.
3. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 2, wherein the stimulation features comprise a plurality of bumps.
4. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein the flange deflects the locking member radially outwardly.
5. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein:
6. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein, in the course of movement of the sleeve from the extended position to the retracted position, the flange engages a second locking member, the second locking member configured to facilitate substantially one-way rotation of the sleeve relative to the housing.
7. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein the locking member comprises an arm with a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the arm being positioned radially inward of the proximal end of the arm when the sleeve is in the extended and locked positions.
8. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein the locking member comprises a means for axially locking the sleeve.
9. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein the proximal end of the needle is secured with and contained in the housing.
10. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein the needle is substantially completely obscured from view when the sleeve is in the extended position and the locked position.
11. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a shoulder that provides a physical interference to distal movement of the sleeve relative to the housing and the needle when the sleeve is in the locked position.
12. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, further comprising a cam mechanism configured to convert a proximally-directed force applied to a distal tip of the sleeve into rotation and translation of the sleeve relative to the housing and the needle.
13. The automatically locking needle cover of claim 1, wherein the medical implement comprises a syringe.
14. A method of manufacturing an automatic locking needle cover having an axial axis, the method comprising:
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising verifying that, when the sleeve is moved proximally relative to the housing:
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising verifying that, when the sleeve is moved further proximally relative to the housing, the guide portion exits the transfer track and enters the second track.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the proximal and distal portions of the housing are separate components, and the method further comprises joining the proximal and distal portions.
18. The method of claim 14, further comprising securing a needle with the proximal portion of the housing.
19. The method of claim 14, wherein obtaining the proximal portion comprises molding the proximal portion, obtaining the distal portion comprises molding the distal portion, and obtaining the sleeve comprises molding the sleeve.
20. The method of claim 14, wherein engaging the sleeve with the distal portion of the housing comprises abutting the sleeve with the distal portion of the housing.
21. The method of claim 14, wherein the guide member moves relative to the second track.
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