Abstract: A wearable vial holder for securing at least one vial of medication on the person of a medical practitioner comprises a body-engaging member structured and arranged to be secured to a part of the body of a medical practitioner, and a vial gripper affixed to the body-engaging member for releasably grasping and holding at least one vial so that the practitioner has access to the vial(s) for one-handed drawing of medication therefrom using a syringe with a needle. The vial holder includes a needle-puncture-resistant shield to protect the practitioner against accidental needle sticks.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 15, 2003
Publication date:
March 25, 2004
Applicant:
Cambridge Marketing, Inc.
Inventors:
Jerome Douglas Ballard, Carol Jeannette Ballard, Christopher George Lerra
Abstract: A wearable vial holder for securing at least one vial of medication on the person of a medical practitioner comprises a body-engaging member structured and arranged to be secured to a part of the body of a medical practitioner, and a vial gripper affixed to the body-engaging member for releasably grasping and holding at least one vial so that the practitioner has access to the vial(s) for one-handed drawing of medication therefrom using a syringe with a needle. The vial holder includes a needle-puncture-resistant shield to protect the practitioner against accidental needle sticks.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 25, 2001
Date of Patent:
December 16, 2003
Assignee:
Cambridge Marketing, Inc.
Inventors:
Jerome Douglas Ballard, Carol Jeannette Ballard, Christopher George Lerra
Abstract: A device for manipulation of a syringe needle and for sharps disposal is provided. Beneficially, in one aspect, single-handed use of the device is facilitated. In another aspect, the device includes advantageous features for guiding a needle tip into a needle cap. In yet other aspects, the device beneficially includes a protective cover which prevents accidental loss of used sharps from the device, and the device includes an aperture which engages a needle cap by cutting into the needle cap.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 11, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 28, 2001
Assignee:
Cambridge Marketing, Inc.
Inventors:
Jerome D. Ballard, Carol H. Ballard, Timothy D. Giles