Patent ID: 7611487
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A needle assembly comprising: a needle hub; a needle attached to the needle hub comprising a needle shaft and a needle tip, said needle comprising a ready to use position in which said needle tip is exposed for performing an injection and a protective position in which said needle tip is covered; a protective clip positioned on the needle comprising a distal wall movable across the needle shaft at a distal end of the protective clip, a proximal wall, and two arms of dissimilar lengths that intersect one another along the needle shaft when in the ready to use position; a grip part moveable relative to the needle hub and cooperating with the protective clip; the grip part comprising a body section defining an interior cavity, a proximal opening, and a distal opening, the body section comprising an end extending distally of the end edge of the protective clip; and wherein the grip part is configured to move the protective clip to the protective position to cover the needle tip and the protective clip is configured to limit distal movement of the grip part distally off of the needle tip.