Title:
静脈切開針破壊
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP7174077
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An apparatus for processing a phlebotomy needle having a double-ended needle with a hub between its tips. The apparatus has a clamping electrode for contacting/clamping one end of the needle between the hub and tip and a tip electrode for contacting the needle at its tip. A voltage is applied between the clamping electrode and the tip electrode, to soften/melt the needle via resistive heating, at the same time as the tip electrode is advanced to compress the needle tip and blunt it. The apparatus includes means for allowing the needle to be rotated through so that the first tip and the second tip can be blunted. Also disclosed is means for detaching the needle from a main body and/or for removing a cover covering one end of the needle. The apparatus enables a Vacutainer-type needle to be disassembled into its various parts and the needle rendered blunt and non-hazardous.
Inventors:
Kirby, Clifford Ian
Application Number:
JP2020570036A
Publication Date:
November 17, 2022
Filing Date:
July 08, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Needle Smart Limited
International Classes:
A61M5/32; A61B5/154; A61G12/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2016525005A | ||||
| JP2013505059A |
Foreign References:
| WO2015011443A2 | ||||
| US20070215578 | ||||
| WO2005023165A1 | ||||
| DE202013006137U1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Attorney Corporation Asamura Patent Office