Patent ID: 8182451
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A safety needle assembly comprising: a needle hub adapted for attachment to a separate fitting configured for use with a blood collection set or an infusion set, said needle hub having opposed proximal and distal ends; a needle cannula projecting distally from said needle hub; a shield hingedly connected to said distal end of said needle hub for hinged movement from a first position where said needle cannula is exposed to a second position where said needle cannula is shielded; a biasing element for biasing said shield to said second position; a shield latch located at said proximal end of said needle hub for releasable engagement with said shield and for releasably holding said shield in said first position; and an actuating lever associated with said shield latch; wherein said shield is aligned substantially parallel to and adjacent said needle hub when said shield is in said first position and wherein depression of said actuating lever causes said shield latch to deflect causing the shield to be released from engagement with said shield latch.