Patent ID: 7374554

Claim:
A catheter assembly comprising a first hub comprising a catheter tube extending distally thereof, a second hub, which comprises an exposed exterior surface, in mechanical contact with the first hub and comprising a protective clip disposed in an interior cavity thereof, and a third hub, which comprises a holding bore overlapping at least a portion of the second hub, comprising a needle comprising a needle tip and a shaft defining an axis extending distally thereof and projecting through the second hub, the first hub, and the catheter tube when in a ready to use position; wherein the protective clip comprises a proximal wall comprising a continuous perimeter defining a wall opening and an arm extending distally of the proximal wall comprising a radially extending member positioned to a side of the needle shaft when in the ready to use position and configured to move radially across the needle axis to block the needle tip when in a used position; the proximal wall of the protective clip, which comprises a proximally facing wall surface and a distally facing wall surface, being longitudinally moveable relative to the second hub when in the used position.