Patent ID: 6551284
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An assembly comprising:a hub component having a longitudinal axis, a distal end, a proximal end, and an axial bore defined therethrough; a cannula extending axially from said distal end of said hub component and having at least one bore defined therethrough; an adhesive material provided on at least a portion of an undersurface of said hub component; a protective cover overlying said adhesive material, said protective cover comprising a flexible sheet and having a distal end portion disposed adjacent said distal end of said hub component; and a pull tab extending from said distal end portion of said protective cover and having a length greater than a length of said protective cover, whereby said pull tab can be disposed so as to extend from said distal end portion of said protective cover proximally, beyond said proximal end of said hub component, for being manually grasped and pulled, following insertion of said cannula into a patient, to generally longitudinally evert said protective cover to expose said adhesive material to the patient's skin proximate a point of said insertion.