Patent ID: 8226576
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A holder assembly comprising: a holder housing adapted to receive a sample collection tube within a rearward end, a forward end of the holder housing including; a safety shield pivotably attached to a collar, said collar having an opening therethrough for receiving a needle cannula therethrough, the collar being received between the annular skirt and the needle receiving port of the holder housing such that the safety shield is capable of being pivoted over at least a portion of a needle received within the needle receiving port of the holder housing, wherein the safety shield and the collar are axially rotatable with respect to the holder housing about an axis of the holder housing, such that the safety shield and the collar can be radially rotated to a desired position around a needle received within the needle receiving port around the axis of the holder housing without axial movement of the collar along the axis.