Patent ID: 9717886
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A safety clip for a needle, the safety clip comprising: a proximal portion comprising a proximal wall, the proximal wall defining a proximal aperture for receiving a needle; a distal portion comprising a first distal wall directly connected to a second distal wall at a clip bend, the first distal wall defining a first distal aperture and the second distal wall defining a second distal aperture, the second distal wall being more distal than the first distal wall; a clip body extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion; and a spring arm located between the proximal portion and the distal portion, the spring arm being in contact with the needle, and the spring arm being configured to flex between a first conformation and a second conformation to move the safety clip relative to the needle, wherein: when a distal tip of the needle is distal of the second distal wall and the needle simultaneously extends through the proximal aperture, the first distal aperture and the second distal aperture, the spring arm is in the first conformation, when the distal tip of the needle is proximal of the second distal wall and distal of the first distal wall and the needle extends through the proximal aperture and the first distal aperture, the spring arm is in the second conformation, and the needle is closer to the clip bend connecting the first distal wall and the second distal wall within the first distal aperture when the spring arm is in the second conformation than when the spring arm is in the first conformation.