Patent ID: 8486015
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A safety shield apparatus comprising: a housing defining a longitudinal axis and having a distal end including a substantially transverse wall defining a first opening; a cover fixedly mounted to the distal end of the housing, the cover defining a second opening, the cover and the housing defining a fluid chamber therebetween having a width wider than the first opening and the second opening; and a needle cannula supported on a needle hub having a planar distal surface skewed at an angle other than 90 degrees measured from the needle cannula, the needle hub being slidably supported within the housing from an advanced position to a retracted position to move the needle cannula from a first position extending from the housing and cover through the first and second openings to a second position located within the housing; wherein the second opening is larger in diameter than the first opening, the first opening being dimensioned to scrape fluid from the needle cannula during movement of the needle cannula from its first position towards its second position.