Medical needle assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a bifurcated medical needle assembly with a pivoting safey shield showing our new design, the broken line shown for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view thereof with the pivoting safety shield in an open position;

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of the bifurcated medical needle assembly shown with the pivoting safety shield in a closed, safety shielded position;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the assembly as in FIG. 7 with the pivoting safety shield in a closed position; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom elevational view of the assembly as in FIG. 7 with the pivoting safety shield in a closed position.

Claims

The ornamental design for a medical needle assembly, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D496457
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 2003
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 2004
Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Alfred W. Prais (Hewitt, NJ), Richard James Caizza (Vernon, NJ), Gary Henniger (Wayne, NJ), Espen D. Karteraas (Tuxedo, NY)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Jeanne P. Lukasavage
Application Number: 29/185,467