Patent ID: 8398597
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A needle shielding system, comprising: a needle having a needle feature near a tip of the needle; a needle shield having an inner tube at least partially disposed within and telescoping within an outer tube of the needle shield, the needle extending through, and telescopically moveable through, the inner tube, the inner tube having a barrier on a proximal end of inner tube, the barrier being shaped and sized to prevent the needle feature from being drawn proximally through the barrier, wherein the outer tube includes an outer surface and further comprising an interlock formed on the outer surface of the outer tube, wherein the outer tube includes a longitudinal axis and at least one slit formed along at least a portion of the outer tube along the longitudinal axis; a catheter housing selectively receiving the needle shield within an inner lumen of the catheter housing, wherein the catheter housing includes an inner surface and further comprising an interlock mate formed on the inner surface of the housing, the interlock mate being shaped and sized to selectively mate with the interlock of the outer tube.