Claims
- 1. A needle point protection sheath which comprises: a protector tube having a bore for receiving within said bore a hollow needle having a point and a needle hub to hold said hub and needle within the sheath with the needle point being within the bore, and a closure cap attached at one side by an integral, plastic hinge member to said protector tube, said cap being movable to open and close a protector tube end, said cap carrying a finger grip member extending outwardly from a side of the closure cap that is opposed to said hinge member.
- 2. The protection sheath of claim 1 in which said finger grip member is a ring.
- 3. A medical tube set having a needle, needle hub, and attached tubing, the set carrying the protection sheath of claim 1.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/500,567, filed Feb. 9, 2000, which, in turn, is a division of application Ser. No. 09/248,654, filed Feb. 11, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,042,570.
Divisions (2)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09500567 |
Feb 2000 |
US |
Child |
09792710 |
Feb 2001 |
US |
Parent |
09248654 |
Feb 1999 |
US |
Child |
09500567 |
Feb 2000 |
US |