Patent ID: 6699217
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A safety needle assembly comprising a needle hub with proximal and distal ends and a passage extending between said ends, a chevron-shaped projection formed externally on said hub, said chevron-shaped projection including a central point facing distally on said hub and a pair of rounded ends facing proximally on said hub, a needle cannula mounted to said passage of said needle hub and having a pointed distal end projecting beyond said distal end of said hub, a shield having proximal and distal ends, said proximal end of said shield being hingedly mounted to said hub for rotation from a first position where said shield is spaced from said needle cannula to a second position where said shield substantially surrounds said needle cannula, said shield comprising a top wall and opposed first and second sidewalls extending from said top wall, a clip having an elongate base mounted to said top wall of said shield, a plurality of cannula finger locks projecting from said base of said clip and configured for locking engagement with said needle cannula when said shield is rotated to said second position, wherein rounded ears formed on said shield for engaging said rounded proximal ends of said chevron-shaped projection when said shield is in said second position, whereby said rounded ears and said rounded proximal ends of said chevron-shaped projection providing audible and tactile indication of said shield reaching said second position.