Patent ID: 7776016
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A Huber needle safety enclosure, comprising: a Huber needle mounted in a needle housing, the Huber needle having an aft end and a fore end connected by a bend, the fore end including a sharp outer end, the needle housing having 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 needle housing further comprising a finger pad including a fixed flat surface having at least a portion generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fore end and generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aft end, the finger pad accessible to a user in an installation position; and a panel unit including a series of edge interconnected sheet material planar panels assembled in an enclosing arrangement defining an enclosed area, each of the panels being hingedly movable to a pair of the panels, the panel unit being movable between the installation position where the sharp outer end projects from the panel unit and a safety position where the sharp outer end is covered by the panels.