Patent ID: 8556863
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. Apparatus comprising: a base with a needle end to which a needle extends, a needle protective housing having a back wall and two side walls each extending from the back wall pivotably connected to said base, a sheath non-fixedly mated to said base to cover the needle extending therefrom prior to use thereof, said sheath having an open end that frictionally contacts said base so as not to be removable from said base without a predetermined force applied thereto longitudinally along the axis of said base or needle to remove it from said base, said sheath having a circumferential lip at its open end, wherein said housing comprises finger means that are positioned below the lip of said sheath with said housing being in a first position in relative proximity to said sheath when said sheath is mated to said base and covers the needle, wherein said finger means comprises two cams each extending from a corresponding one of the side walls of said housing, each of said cams having a finger positioned below the lip of said sheath when said housing is at said first position, the finger of each of said cams pushing against the lip of said sheath to remove said sheath from said base when said housing is pivotally moved from said first position in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of said base or needle toward a second position.