Patent ID: 7018344
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A shieldable needle device comprising: a hub including a lever extending from an external surface thereof; a needle cannula extending from said hub, said needle cannula having a puncture tip; and a housing including a main body portion having a forward opening with said needle cannula extending through said main body portion from said forward opening, and a rearward extension having a longitudinal slot extending axially therealong between a forward slot end and a rearward slot end with said lever of said hub extending through said longitudinal slot and locked at said forward slot end thereof, said housing further including a tip guard within said main body portion; wherein said lever is radially movable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the needle device to unlock said lever from the forward slot end, and said lever is axially movable toward the rearward slot end causing axial movement of said needle cannula through said forward opening of said housing, thereby retracting said needle cannula within said main body portion of said housing to a position with said tip guard protectively covering said puncture tip of said needle cannula.