Needle hub for medical syringe

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a first embodiment of a needle hub for a medical syringe, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the left-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color red;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the needle hub shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side end view of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a right side end view of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-4, with removable end caps shown exploded from the ends of the syringe carrying the needle hub;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-5, with the end caps shown mounted on the ends of the syringe carrying the needle hub;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-6, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the right-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color black;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-6, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the right-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color orange;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-6, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the right-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color gray;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-6, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the right-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color green;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-6, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the right-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color purple;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a seventh embodiment of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-6, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the right-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color pink;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an eighth embodiment of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-6, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the right-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color blue;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a ninth embodiment of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-6, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the right-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color yellow; and,

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a tenth embodiment of the needle hub shown in FIGS. 1-6, in which the circumferential surface of the hub flange at the right-hand end of the needle hub is lined for the color brown.

Those features of the alternate embodiments which are not shown in FIGS. 7-15 will be understood to be similar to those shown in the first embodiment of FIGS. 1-6.

The dashed line renderings of the needle, end caps and portions of the syringe in FIGS. 1-15 are for illustration purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The drawing figures are lined to represent the colors red, black, orange, gray, green, purple, pink, blue, yellow, and brown.

Claims

The ornamental design for a needle hub for a medical syringe, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D752214
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 2012
Date of Patent: Mar 22, 2016
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Amit Limaye (Wayne, NJ), Claire L. Levine (Wayne, NJ), Edward J. Rosen (Morristown, NJ), Rick P. Reiners (Holdrege, NE), Matthew J. deFreese (Holdrege, NE)
Primary Examiner: Deanna L Pratt
Assistant Examiner: Ieisha Price
Application Number: 29/417,817
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Syringe, Catheter Or Needle Component (22) (D24/130)