Patent ID: 6689102
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A safety intravenous catheter assembly for use with a needle having a tip, said assembly comprising:a catheter hub having a first axial bore extending through said catheter hub and a notch extending outwardly in said first axial bore of said catheter hub; a needle cover having a first end insertable in said first axial bore and a second axial bore extending through said needle cover; a notch clip joined with said needle cover, said notch clip lockably engagable with said notch in said catheter hub when said first end of said needle cover is inserted in said catheter hub and the tip of the needle is inserted in said second axial bore at least adjacent to or past said notch clip so that said needle cover is inhibited from detachment from and rotation within said catheter hub, and said notch clip releasably disengagable from said notch in said catheter hub when the tip of the needle is withdrawn from said second axial bore prior to a distal portion of said notch clip so that said catheter hub passes out of engagement with said needle cover; a needle case attachable to the needle; a stop assembly attached to said needle cover and to said needle case for maintaining the tip of the needle within said needle cover, said stop assembly having a first locking position wherein said catheter hub cannot disengage from said needle cover, and a second locking position whereby said catheter hub can disengage from said needle cover; and means for rotatably attaching at least one of said needle case and said stop assembly to said needle cover so that said needle cover and said catheter hub together are rotatable about the needle when said notch clip is lockably engaged with said notch.