Patent ID: 6096024
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A blunt needle connector, comprising:an intravenous fitting having an injection port, said injection port having a lip portion;a blunt cannula having proximal and distal ends and a lumen therethrough;a shield defining a base portion and having a distal end and a clearance portion, said shield disposed around said blunt cannula such that said blunt cannula is partially enveloped, said proximal end of said blunt cannula fixedly attached to said base portion, said clearance portion sized greater than said injection port and sized smaller than said lip portion such that said injection port enters said distal end of said shield and said lip portion cannot enter said distal end; anda locking latch for securing said injection port partially within said shield, said locking latch having an open and closed position and being pivotally attached about said shield, such that when said locking latch is in said closed position, said distal end of said blunt cannula is partially enveloped by said latch and when said locking latch is in said open position said distal end of said blunt cannula is fully exposed.