Patent ID: 9192327
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A blood collection device, comprising a body including a housing having a sidewall forming a receptacle sized and shaped to receive a blood collection tube, the body including a closed distal end having a needle extending proximally into the receptacle, an open proximal end opposite the closed end for receiving the collection tube as the tube enters the receptacle and a retaining arm extending proximally from a distal end connected to the sidewall of the housing at a location spaced from the closed distal end to a proximal end free from the housing, a portion of the retaining arm spaced proximally of the distal end of the retaining arm extending into the receptacle, a central portion of the retaining arm bowing inwardly from an inner surface of the housing into the receptacle, the central portion extending farther into the receptacle than the remainder of the retaining arm, the retaining arm being configured to retain the blood collection tube against proximal movement when the blood collection tube is received in the receptacle, wherein the central portion engages the blood collection tube to retain the blood collection tube when the blood collection tube is fully inserted into the receptacle.