Patent ID: 6805689
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A blood specimen collecting system comprising:a blood draw holder in the shape of hollow cylinder having on opposite sides of the holder an upper slot, a lower slot and a slot channel and having an apertured sleeve with a screw surface in an end wall adapted to receive a needle assembly, the hollow cylinder adapted to receive a blood sample collector tube at least partially within a hollow interior of the holder, the collector tube being sealed at one of its ends by a septum pierceable with a needle; a needle assembly having an intermediate portion which is dimensioned to fit and be mounted in the screw surface of the holder, a first hollow needle portion extending axially outwardly from the holder, and a second hollow needle portion extending axially inwardly into the interior of the cylinder, the first and second hollow needle portions being in fluid communication with one another, the first hollow needle portion being adapted to pierce a vein, and the second hollow needle portion being adapted to pierce the septum; and a protective sheath concentrically mounted to the holder, the sheath having two holes on opposite sides, each hole having a clip snapped in, the clips having a lower curved edge and an upper straight edge, wherein the clips slide to the lower slots of the holder through the slot channels to cover the needle with the sheath after use, and wherein the clips are locked in the lower slots of the holder.