Patent ID: 6120482
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A safety needle assembly comprising:a needle cannula having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending between said proximal and distal ends;a needle hub securely engaged with said proximal end of said needle cannula;a guide having a mounting aperture extending therethrough, portions of said guide defining said mounting aperture being securely mounted to said needle hub, said guide including a channel substantially aligned with said mounting aperture;an elongate cover having a proximal end and a distal end, portions of said cover between said proximal and distal ends defining a substantially U-shape cross-section and comprising first and second spaced apart side walls and a connecting wall extending therebetween, said proximal end of said cover being hingedly connected to said guide so that said cover is rotatable between a first cover position at least partly surrounding said needle cannula and a second cover position spaced from said needle cannula, said cover having a pair of grooves formed in said side walls, said grooves being disposed to align with said channel of said guide when said cover is in said second cover position; anda slide slidably received in said channel of said guide having a first slide position in said grooves of said cover when said cover is in said first cover position, said slide further being movable into a second slide position spaced proximally from said cover whereby said cover in said first cover position and said slide in said first slide position protectively surrounds said needle cannula.