Patent ID: 6569115
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A medical device operable in connection with a fluid container, comprising:a housing having an opening for receiving the fluid container; a needle having a sharpened tip movable between a projecting position in which the sharpened tip project forwardly from the housing and a retracted position in which the sharpened tip of the needle is within the housing; a biasing element biasing the needle toward the retracted position; and a needle retainer comprising a latch biased radially outwardly, releasably engaging the housing wherein the needle retainer is operable between a first position in which the needle retainer releasably retains the needle in the projecting position against the bias of the biasing element and a second position for permitting movement of the needle into the retracted position; wherein displacement of the fluid container toward the needle retainer operates to displace the needle retainer into the second position for permitting retraction of the sharpened tip to the retracted position.