Patent ID: 8696594
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A safety device for selectively stowing a needle with a first and second sharp ends, the safety device comprising: an elongated body defining a longitudinally oriented channel with a first channel opening spaced from a second channel opening; a needle holder configured to mate with and attach to the needle, wherein said needle holder is movably arranged at least partially in said channel to move between a first location, in which the first sharp end of the needle projects at least partially from said first channel opening, and a second location, in which both the first and second sharp ends of the needle are enclosed within said body between said first and second channel openings; a top plate movably arranged with respect to said elongated body to transition from a first orientation, in which said top plate is distal from said second channel opening, and a second orientation, in which said top plate is proximal to and at least partially obstructs said second channel opening; and an actuator plate movably attached to said elongated body to selectively transition between a first position, in which said actuator plate retains said needle holder in said first location and said top plate in said first orientation, a second position, in which said needle holder is moved to said second location and said top plate is moved to said second orientation, and a third position, in which said actuator plate is at least partially obstructing said first channel opening.