Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Gerald T. Hespos
  • Safety needle assembly
    Patent number: 6648855
    Abstract: The present invention is a safety shield assembly having a shield and a collar for connecting the shield to a fluid handling device whereby the shield may be pivoted with respect to the collar. Preferably, the safety shield assembly may be used with a needle assembly, an intravenous infusion set a syringe, a catheter or other fluid handling devices or assemblies that contain piercing elements. The shield includes a cannula channel with a finger lock for preventing re-exposure of the used needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Jamieson William Maclean Crawford, Michael Bennett, C. Mark Newby