Patent ID: 9352100
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A needle safety device comprising: a needle hub having a radial protrusion; a needle coupled to the needle hub, the needle including a distal tip; an inner sleeve telescopically coupled to the needle hub, the inner sleeve including a first track adapted to engage the radial protrusion, the first track including an axial section and a radial section; and a needle shield fitting over the inner sleeve and coupled to the inner sleeve in a manner such that the needle shield is rotatable relative to the inner sleeve, wherein, when the inner sleeve is in a first advanced position (PA wherein, when the inner sleeve is in a retracted position (PR) relative to the needle hub, the radial protrusion is in the axial section and the distal tip is exposed, and wherein, when the inner sleeve is in a second advanced position (PA