US 12,280,009 B2
Protector housing plastic spike with flash intended for DVO last drop extraction
Paul Paia Marici, Piscataway, NJ (US)
Assigned to Becton Dickinson and Company Limited, Dun Laoghaire (IE)
Filed by Becton Dickinson and Company Limited, Dun Laoghaire (IE)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/590,357.
Application 17/590,357 is a continuation of application No. 16/379,037, filed on Apr. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,266,570.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/655,427, filed on Apr. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0151871 A1, May 19, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61J 1/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/162 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 1/201 (2015.05) [A61J 1/2068 (2015.05); A61J 1/2096 (2013.01); A61J 1/2082 (2015.05); A61M 5/162 (2013.01); A61M 5/32 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3204 (2013.01); A61M 5/3213 (2013.01); A61M 5/3216 (2013.01); A61M 5/3219 (2013.01); A61M 5/322 (2013.01); A61M 5/3221 (2013.01); A61M 5/3232 (2013.01); A61M 5/3234 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3236 (2013.01); A61M 5/3286 (2013.01); A61M 5/329 (2013.01); A61M 5/3291 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for transferring fluids comprising:
a piercing member having a distal end and a proximal end and defining a longitudinal fluid channel, a first opening positioned at the distal end of the piercing member, the opening in fluid communication with the longitudinal fluid channel;
a cover positioned over the first opening, the cover including a pre-cut pattern wherein the cover opens along the pre-cut pattern upon application of a distally directed force from the longitudinal fluid channel; and
a cannula extending through the fluid channel for coming into contact with the cover and applying the distally directed force.