Patent ID: 8827965
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A safety catheter assembly comprising: a needle attached to a needle hub, said needle comprising a needle shaft having a sharpened needle tip; a catheter hub having a catheter tube attached thereto and having the needle located in the catheter tube in a ready position; a needle protector clip positioned adjacent to the needle shaft of the needle, said needle protector clip comprising a first resilient arm having a first arm length and a first wall comprising a first planar surface extending from the first arm length with the first planar surface being oriented transversely to the first arm length and a second resilient arm having a second arm length and a second wall comprising a second planar surface extending from the second arm length with the second planar surface being oriented transversely to the second arm length; and wherein the first resilient arm and the second resilient arm intersect in the ready position and in a protective position, in which the first wall and the second wall overlap to block the sharpened needle tip.