Patent ID: 11904150
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A safety needle device comprising:
a needle hub configured to couple to a syringe, the needle hub comprising a distal portion and a proximal portion, the needle hub having a substantially cylindrical shape;
a needle cannula extending from the distal portion of the needle hub;
a removable collar having a substantially cylindrical body, an aperture extending through the substantially cylindrical body, and two attachment points disposed on an outer surface of the collar, the aperture being sized and configured to receive the proximal portion of the needle hub; the two attachment points being configured to attach to a two-piece hinged cap; and,
a two-piece hinged cap having two elongated bodies in a clamshell configuration, the two elongated bodies configured to close in on one another, each of the two elongated bodies having a push feature with a right face and a hypotenuse face, the right face having an aperture and the hypotenuse face having a textured surface, each of the two elongated bodies having a semicircular cross-section and a cavity defined by an open proximal end and a closed distal end, loops extend from the open proximal end, the loops configured to interdigitate with the two attachment points of the collar.