Patent ID: 7597681

Claim:
A safety catheter device comprising: a catheter hub and a catheter tube extending therefrom; a needle hub and a needle extending therefrom, the needle having a needle shaft terminating in a sharp tip; a needle guard, the needle being movable relative to the needle guard between a first position of the needle wherein the needle tip is not protected by the needle guard, and a second position of the needle wherein the needle tip is protected by the needle guard; and a split shroud associated with the needle hub and including a pair of confronting wall segments, the wall segments being sized to overlie opposed portions of the needle guard in the first position of the needle while exposing another portion of the needle guard for use, the split shroud being spaced from the needle guard in the second position of the needle, and a sheath enclosing at least the catheter tube and the needle tip, and overlying at least a portion of the split shroud including both of the confronting wall segments.