Vial attachment to prevent needle sticks

Abstract

A clear protective disc shield that attaches to vial that protect medical personnel hand from being injured and contamination of the needle. The protective disc shield has a circular orifice that effectuates attachment of the disc shield to a vial for the dispensing of medicine or other material. The disc shield is designed so that any contact between the needle and the upper surface of the shield will guide the needle to the circular orifice and further prevents the needle from slipping of the disc shield. The disc shield further has a smooth underside and edges to prevent scratching and other injuries to the user.

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FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH [0001] Not Applicable SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM [0002] Not Applicable BACKGROUND—FIELD OF INVENTION [0003] This invention is a shield to be used with a receptacle with a pierce-able membrane from which liquid medicine is to be withdrawn. [0004] Medical personnel give hundreds of shots daily. In order to give these shots medical personnel must stick a needle into a vial equipped with pierce-able membrane in order to draw the medicine into the syringe. Frequently, the medical personnel will inadvertently stick themselves with the sharp needle resulting in injury to themselves and contamination of the needle or the medicine. The protective shield in this invention covers the medical personnel hand in order to both prevent injuries to the person and contamination of the needle or the medicine. [0005] The shield is a circular or other appropriate shape device that clasps to the top of the medication vial. Shield is an appropriate size and shape to completel...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] The present invention is designed to provide a compromise between the simple hand guard, Fowler Patent, and vial holder, Rolle Patent. This invention is easy to produce, simple to use by medical personnel, not time consuming to put on, and still protect medical personnel from inadvertently sticking themselves with the sharp needles that result in injury to themselves and contamination of the needle. Additionally, the current invention offers increase in sterility that may occur between the vial and the syringe during the medication transfer process, particularly when medical personnel deem it necessary to refill the syringe. The device is also non-complicated for the user and features significant reduction in set-up time and efficiency of use over the current technology. The safety of the medical personnel is primary means for the invention and offers a marked reduction in the prevention of sharps injuries for staff by reducing the potential for exposures when utilizing a multi-dose vial in comparison with Rolle Patent. The current device accomplishes the above task without the need for a locking hub syringe system like shown in Rolle Patent. A locking hub syringe system requires the user to fill a syringe via a vial with an attaching locking needle hub, recap the needle, then remove the locking needle hub, and finally reattach the syringe to the Rolle device for a refill. The current invention allows for direct insertion into the vial and for reinsertion if a refill of the syringe is needed, therefore reducing the steps by half and reducing the opportunity for contaminated sharps injuries that is possible during each of those steps. In the present invention, a shield made from plastic or other appropriate material is described.

[0011] More particularly, the shield is a clear device, for an increased view of the medication vial, that is of appropriate size and shape to extend over the majority of the user's hand and fingers and is thick enough to provide adequate protection to the user. The shield has a raised edge about its outer circumference that prevents the needle from slipping off the shield and injuring the user. The shield has a smooth and flat surface that directs the needle to the center orifice and thus into the pierce-able membrane opening of the medicine vial.

[0012] This center orifice of the disc shield is used to attach the medication vial to the shield via a clasp with serrated teeth on the underside of the shield. The center orifice also enables access to the pierce-able membrane of the medication vial and this opening is of sufficient size and has a sloped edge to help align the pierce-able membrane of the medication vial.

Problems solved by technology

Injuries from sharp implements such as syringe needles are particularly dangerous to health and medical personnel who run the risk of exposure to disease.

Fowler Patent while protecting medical personnel from inadvertently sticking themselves with the sharp needle resulting in injury to themselves and contamination of the needle or the medicine is bulking and reduce freedom of movement of the medical personnel.

In addition to bulkiness and restriction of movement of the device it must be fitted to medical personnel's hand.

The device further takes time away from medical personnel to put and take off the device.

The second housing is very complicated and despite the teaching of Rolle Patent is unnecessary.

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