Patent ID: 8708977
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A safety needle assembly comprising: a needle hub, a needle cannula having a proximal end connected to said needle hub and a distal end projecting distally from said needle hub, a shield directly hingedly connected to said needle hub and movable from a first position where said needle cannula is exposed to a second position where said needle cannula is shielded by said shield, wherein a proximal end of the shield extends proximally beyond said hinged connection of said shield to said needle hub, such that the proximal end of the shield extending proximally beyond the hinged connection is generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of the shield and can be pivoted about the hinged connection with respect to the needle hub, thereby being adapted such that the proximal end of the shield extends in a non-parallel orientation to a longitudinal axis of the needle hub when the shield is in the first position, and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the needle hub when the shield is in the second position so as to prevent dislodgement of the shield when the shield is in the second position, and wherein a distal end of the shield extends distally beyond said hinged connection of said shield to said needle hub.