Patent ID: 11896788
Assignee: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A needle safety clip assembly, comprising:
a housing having a proximal end that includes a rear web portion having a transverse upper wall portion, a distal end, and an aperture axially between the rear web portion and the distal end;
a needle safety clip having
a first portion that wraps around the rear web portion to fix the needle safety clip on the housing, the first portion having a rear wall for extending upwardly outside of the housing at a first axial side of the rear web portion, an upper transverse wall that extends from the rear wall to be above the transverse upper wall portion, and a retaining leg that extends from the upper transverse wall to extend into and terminate within the aperture, the retaining leg terminates adjacent the transverse upper wall portion and retains the rear web portion between the retaining leg and the rear wall, and
a second section distal from the first portion, which at a use position is pressed against a needle and at a safety position with tea distal end of the second section securing a sharp end within the housing, the second section including a slot to receive a guidewire therethrough in the safety position with the sharp end being secured.