ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,252, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Greiner Bio-One GmbH (Austria).
"Needle guard with dual hinge functionality" was invented by Anders Nordqvist (Hoganas, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A needle guard for protecting a human or an animal from accidental contact with a needle connected to said needle guard is disclosed. The needle guard comprises a mounting base for the needle, a hinge structure connecting the mounting base to a needle shield, and a needle shield hinge adjacent to the hinge structure and the needle shield. The hinge structure is adapted to pivot the needle shield relative to the mounting base from an open p...