Patents by Inventor Kimberly A. Shinall

Kimberly A. Shinall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4919264
    Abstract: A medical needle removing and disposing system (10) comprises a box (12) having a plurality of compartments (14) therein, each for removing a needle assembly (58) from injection and/or blood drawing equipment (62) and for disposing of it. A compartment comprises first and second containers (16, 20) for defining first and second chambers (18, 22) with a needle gripper (24) positioned therebetween. The first container has a plastic, non-hardening, tacky, substance (44) therein. Injection and/or blood drawing equipment with a medical needle assembly mounted thereon can be manipulated to extend a shaft (60) of the needle assembly into the second chamber until a mounting tube (56) of the medical needle assembly is located at the needle assembly remover which grips the mounting tube so that the injection and/or blood drawing equipment can be rotated for unscrewing the mounting tube from the injection and/or blood drawing equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Inventor: Kimberly A. Shinall