Needle protection device with gauge specific color coding and method for manufacturing thereof

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United States of America Patent

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12385740

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To enable a user to readily determine the gauge of the needle of a needle assembly that has a base and a needle protective housing pivotably attached thereto, the needle assembly is injection molded from a color coded molding material which color was preassigned to correspond to the gauge of the needle. As a result, both the base and the protective housing of the needle assembly are the same specific color, and reflect or provide an indication of the given gauge of the needle. The needle sheath that covers the needle prior to use may be made of a plastics material that may be clear, or have the same or a different color than that of the needle assembly.

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SMITHS MEDICAL ASD INC6000 NATHAN LANE NORTH PLYMOUTH MN 55442 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blinkhorn, Frank Keene , US 11 200
Derby, Troy M Stoddard , US 7 106
Farrar, Quinton Keene , US 11 204
Hauri, Marius Westmoreland , US 8 141
Hudon, Lawrence P Hinsdale , US 12 266
MacLean, David Swanzey , US 14 322
Simas,, JR Robert Keene , US 10 52

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