Inventors:
Aaron G. Filler - Santa Monica CA, US
Assignee:
Point Guard Medical, Incorporated - Encino CA
International Classification:
B65B 1/04
Abstract:
A needle guide for decreasing the incidence of needle injury to an operator who is accessing the interior of a container, such as a medical fluid container, by an accessing device, such as a syringe with a needle attached to the distal end of the syringe. A device for decreasing the incidence of needle injury to an operator who is accessing the interior of the container by an accessing device, such as a syringe with a needle attached to the distal end of the syringe, the device comprising a container, such as a medical fluid container, with an integrated needle guide. A method of decreasing the incidence of needle injury to an operator who is accessing the interior of a container, such as a medical fluid container, by an accessing device, such as a syringe with a needle attached to the distal end of the syringe, the method comprising providing a needle guide according to the present invention, or providing a device comprising a container with an integrated needle guide according to the present invention.