SYRINGE NEEDLE CAP AND MISPUNCTURE PREVENTION METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent bacterial and viral infection caused by the mispuncture of a disposable syringe needle before, during or after an operation and improve the working efficiency of a medical worker. SOLUTION: When a needle base C stored in a container D or containers A and B of the disposable syringe needle formed of a resin is installed in a syringe barrel and is recapped during or after the operation, there is a high risk of causing mispuncture. Its major cause is difficulty in clearly distinguishing the edge of the container. Therefore, the end face in the thickness part of the container is colored for easily distinguishing the inside from the outside of the container. When many injectors are simultaneously prepared, the injectors may be mistaken and imperfectly recapped so that the cap may be easily detached to expose the needle. For preventing those things from happening, the cap and the needle base are formed in a same color to associate the cap with the needle base, and the edge of the hole of a cap stand is also colored to allow the clear understanding of the hole position and facilitate the insertion of a cap container. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT