Safety syringe

- Sherwood Medical Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a safety syringe, showing our new design, with the shield portion in the retracted position;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof, taken from the left of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, with the needle sheath removed;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view thereof, taken from the left of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof, with the shield in the extended position;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof, with the shield in the extended position; and

FIG. 8 is an end elevational view thereof, taken from the right of FIG. 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D313470
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 1989
Date of Patent: Jan 1, 1991
Assignee: Sherwood Medical Company (St. Louis, MO)
Inventors: Daniel A. Talonn (University City, MO), Alan B. Ranford (Creve Coeur, MO)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Attorneys: Andrew J. Beck, Montgomery W. Smith, Richard D. Allison
Application Number: 7/422,374
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/24