Patent ID: 8574197
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A Huber needle safety enclosure, comprising: a Huber needle having an aft end and a fore end together forming a right angle, the fore end including a sharp outer end; a needle housing connected to the Huber needle, the needle housing including a finger pad with a flat surface generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fore end and generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aft end in both an installation position and a safety position, the finger pad operational in the installation position, the needle housing including a through passage and a slot that extends approximately at a right angle from the through passage, the Huber needle aft end mounted in the through passage and the fore end mounted in the slot, the slot having at least one ridge forming an interference fit with the Huber needle; and a panel unit including a series of planar panels assembled in an enclosing arrangement defining an enclosed area, the panel unit movable between the installation position where the sharp outer end of the Huber needle projects from the panel unit and a safety enclosure safety position where the sharp outer end is covered by the panels.