EP0567321A3

Intravenous catheter with needle guard

Abstract

One-way intravenous catheter assembly provided with a tubular needle guard slidable with respect to the needle housing, so as to completely cover the needle both before and after use, said needle housing comprising a substantially cylindrical central body with a flash chamber and a tapered front portion, to which the catheter needle is attached, and a peripheral finger gripping element, connected to said central body but extending around the tubular needle guard, the connection being provided by a connecting element which is slidable in a longitudinal slot of the tubular needle guard, the catheter assembly being further provided with a catheter tube or cannula mounted around the needle and provided with a hub for engagement with said tapered front portion of the needle housing. In another embodiment, the orientation of the needle housing is reversed, and an elastomeric plug is provided to ease threading of the catheter.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0033207A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	12,14,15,17
EP0451040A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	12,15
EP0459954A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	XY	Search report	1-11
US5000740A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-4,7-11
WO8900865A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	Y	Search report	12,13,15,16,18-28

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
871883	United States of America	–	1992-04-21
87188392	United States of America	A	1992-04-21
US19920871883	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
CA2094414A1	Canada	A1	1993-10-22
EP0567321A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1993-10-27
AU3713393A	Australia	A	1993-11-11
EP0567321A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1994-05-18
EP0567321B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1998-07-15
DE69319651D1	Germany	D1	1998-08-20
ES2118190T3	Spain	T3	1998-09-16
DE69319651T2	Germany	T2	1998-12-03
CA2094414C	Canada	C	2007-03-27

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2013-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-05-15	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2013-04-23	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2012-09-28	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2012-08-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2012-08-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2012-07-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-07-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-06-28	Announcement of lapse in spainLapsedFD2A	FD2A	ES
2009-12-15	Se: european patent has lapsedLapsedEUG	EUG	EP
2008-10-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2008-07-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2005-03-16	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)732E	732E	GB
2002-01-01	European patent in force as of 2002-01-01IF02	IF02	GB
1999-07-07	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
1999-05-21	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
1999-05-21	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
1998-10-09	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
1998-09-16	Definitive protectionFG2A	FG2A	ES
1998-08-20	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1998-07-15	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1998-06-30	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
1998-06-30	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
1998-05-29	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
1998-02-06	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRAGRAH	GRAH	EP
1998-01-12	Despatch of communication of intention to grantORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRAGRAG	GRAG	EP
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1995-05-24	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
1994-12-21	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
1994-05-18	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1994-03-29	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
1993-10-27	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1993-09-09	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Intravenous catheter with needle guard

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