Patent ID: 8672892
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Apparatus, comprising: a one piece cylindrical body having an opening at one end through which a fluid storage tube is insertable and a neck that has an elongate needle cover integrally extending therefrom, said cover being integrally joined to said neck at a weakened joint, finger grasp means coupled to said cover at a desired location along the length of said cover to amplify the torque force applied by a user to said cover when the user applies a predetermined torque to said finger grasp means to rotate said cover relative to said body to separate said cover from said neck at said weakened joint, said predetermined torque if applied anywhere along the length of said cover whereto said finger grasp means is not coupled would fail to separate said cover from said neck, said neck having an aperture dimensioned to accept a needle hub; wherein said needle hub is a part of a needle hub assembly comprising a base having a double ended needle extending therethrough, said needle hub including a proximal section having at least one catch and a distal section that is dimensioned to extend from a distal end of said neck when said needle hub is fully inserted to said aperture, said catch snappingly latching to a side orifice at said neck when said assembly is fully inserted to said aperture.