Patent ID: 8728029
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A61M,B29C,B29K

Abstract:
1. In combination: a housing; a Huber needle having a first needle leg disposed in the housing and a second needle leg extending perpendicularly of the first needle leg; a cap disposed over the second needle leg, the cap movable relative to the second needle leg from a first position with the second needle leg extending through the cap to a second position with a tip of the needle disposed in sealed relation in the cap; and a high tensile strength sheath formed from a polyester film having a thickness in the range from about 0.5 mm and about 1.0 mm and a polyethylene film having a thickness in the range from about 0.5 mm and about 2.0 mm, the films being co-extruded and sealed together, the sheath concentrically disposed on and about the needle in a collapsed state, and secured to and between the housing and the cap, the sheath extendable from the collapsed state to an extended state in response to movement of the cap from the first position to the second position.