Patent ID: 11931533
Assignee: SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 1:
2. The safety catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the collar has the distal portion and a proximal portion, the chamber in the collar is separated into a distal chamber and a proximal chamber, the distal chamber having a cross dimension larger than a cross dimension of the proximal chamber, a retainer movably positioned in the proximal chamber, the retainer including a base having a through bore for receiving a proximal portion of the needle tip protector, the retainer movable from a distal position of the proximal chamber wherein the collar and the catheter hub are engaged to each other to a proximal position of the proximal chamber wherein the catheter hub and the collar are separable from each other.