Patent ID: 8206355
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A medical needle shield apparatus comprising: a medical needle extending from a hub and terminating at a tip, a safety housing on the medical needle which is moveable to a sheathed position to sheath the tip of the medical needle, the safety housing including a binding component positioned around the needle, the binding component comprising a single spring clip including first and second linear portions forming a guide slot through which the needle is positioned, the binding component pivoting into a locking position upon encountering the needle tip, and an anti-rotation component extending from the safety housing such that the safety housing and anti-rotation component move together while preventing the safety housing from rotating with respect to the medical needle, wherein a body of the hub has a cavity with a cross-sectional shape configured to receive the anti-rotation component, and wherein the anti-rotation component is movably positioned in the cavity, wherein the anti-rotation component and the hub are configured to not lock with each other when the safety housing is moved to the sheathed position.