Patent ID: 9555220
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A safety catheter, comprising: a catheter hub and a catheter tube extending distally thereof; a needle hub and a needle cannula extending distally thereof, the needle cannula having a distal tip; and a tip protector for shielding the distal tip comprising an outer member and an inner member being axially received within the outer member, the outer member including a projection extending radially outward of the outer member and sized and configured to releasably engage with an interior of the catheter hub, the inner member having a pair of arms biased radially outward relative to a central axis and extending distally from a base to respective free ends, the needle cannula being received in the inner and outer members, the inner member, including the pair of arms, configured to be axially shiftable relative to the outer member between a first position wherein the distal tip extends distally of the tip protector and the free ends of the arms are spread apart such that the distal tip is not shielded, and a second position wherein the distal tip is within the inner and outer members and the free ends of the arms are brought into close proximity such that the distal tip is shielded, the inner member being entirely received within the outer member in both the first and second positions thereof.