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Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms
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AN ARRANGEMENT OF NEEDLE SHIELD (10) IS PROVIDED WHICH MAY BE ATTACHED TO THE HUB (15) OF A SYRINGE OR MULTIPLE BLOOD SAMPLE HOLDER (12), WHICH SHIELD (10) IS FLEXIBLE AND MOVES OUT OF THE WAY OF THE NEEDLE POINT (48) FOR INSERTION INTO THE SKIN, AND WHICH MOVES AUTOMATICALLY OVER THE CONTAMINATED NEEDLE (36) AT THE INSTANT THE NEEDLE (36) IS REMOVED FROM THE SKIN FOR SHIELDING THE USER FROM ACCIDENTAL NEEDLE STICK. THE ARRANGEMENT IS IN ONE PIECE AND INCLUDES AN ELONGATED HOOD-LIKE BODY (18) WHICH SURROUNDS THE NEEDLE (36), AND INCLUDES AT ONE END A BLUNT FRONT END SHIELD (20), AND AT THE OTHER END A MOUNTING GRIP (17) FOR FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING THE HUB (15) OF A NEEDLE HOLDER OR SYRINGE (12). THE BODY INCLUDES AN INTEGRAL LOCK (38) WHICH SNAPS OVER THE NEEDLE (36) FOR HOLDING THE SHIELD BODY (18) OF THE INVENTION OVER THE CONTAMINATED NEEDLE (36).(FIG.3)