Opinion ID: 4523915
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Heading: A device for protecting a user from a sharp tip of

Text: a medical needle, the device comprising: a central body portion; the medical needle having a first end in fluid con- nection with a delivery tube, and a second end dis- tal from the central body portion including the sharp tip; a pair of wings, each wing of the pair of wings hav- ing an inner region and an outer region, the inner region of each wing in attachment to the central body portion, the outer region of each wing Case: 19-2145 Document: 55 Page: 4 Filed: 04/09/2020 4 EMED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. REPRO-MED SYSTEMS, INC. extending away from the central body portion, the pair of wings disposed in opposition to one another with the medical needle positioned therebetween, and the pair of wings being selectively positionable from an open position to a closed position, where the wings in the open position are spaced apart from each other to expose the medical needle to al- low placement of the medical needle into a treat- ment site and delivery of a medicinal fluid, and wherein the wings in the closed position cover the medical needle to protect against accidental needle stick injury from the medical needle; a mechanical fastener disposed on at least one wing of the pair of wings, the mechanical fastener con- figured to selectively attach the pair of wings together with the medical needle positioned therebetween so as to protect against accidental needle stick injury from the sharp tip of the medi- cal needle; the mechanical fastener including a lip extending along at least a portion of a perimeter of at least one wing of the pair of wings, and a mating portion along a perimeter of at least one other wing of the pair of wings, and wherein the mating portion and the lip are configured to align the at least one wing relative to the at least one other wing in the closed position. 8. The device in accordance with claim 1, wherein at least one of the pair of wings is formed with a groove having a size configured for housing at least a portion of the medical needle when the pair of wings are in the closed position. 9. The device in accordance with claim 8, wherein the groove is formed in a single one of the pair of wings. Case: 19-2145 Document: 55 Page: 5 Filed: 04/09/2020 EMED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. REPRO-MED SYSTEMS, 5 INC. Id. at claims 1, 8, 9 (emphases added).