Patent ID: 9370327
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A needle safety assembly, comprising: a needle with a sharpened tip attached directly or indirectly to a flexible tube portion, said flexible tube portion having a proximal end that is constrained from proximal axial movement; an elongate shield comprising a distal end opening and a body with a lumen extending over at least a portion of the flexible tube portion with the distal end opening spaced a first distance from the sharpened tip in a needle extended position; a needle holder coupled directly or indirectly to the elongate shield and fixed axially relative to the elongate shield; said needle holder comprising a proximal opening sized and shaped to receive a sampling device; a second needle having a sharpened tip extending in a proximal direction inside an interior cavity of the needle holder.