Patent ID: 6811547
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A needle holder for use in combination with a needle assembly having a needle cannula with a puncture tip designed for penetration of the body, said needle holder comprising:a hollow housing having a forward end and a rearward end and a generally tubular wall extending therebetween, said forward end being adapted to accommodate a needle assembly such that a puncture tip of said needle assembly extends from said forward end of said housing, said rearward end adapted for the insertion of a fluid collection container, said tubular wall of said housing including a cutaway portion extending from said rearward end along a portion of said tubular wall; and a needle shield attached to said housing and capable of protectively surrounding the needle cannula of said needle assembly when the needle assembly is assembled with said housing; wherein said forward end of a first needle holder is capable of nesting within the rearward end of a second needle holder, with said cutaway portion of said tubular wall of such second needle holder accommodating said needle shield of such first needle holder.