Patent ID: 8465461

Claim:
A drug delivery device comprising: a blunt needle component including an open distal end, an blunt needle extending from the open distal end to a first non-luer connector, the blunt needle having a length greater than 0.5 inches and a lumen in fluid communication with the open distal end, a luer connector attached to the first non-luer connector including an open proximal end in fluid communication with the open distal end; and a filter component including an inlet for receiving the blunt needle, a second non-luer connector disposed adjacent to the inlet for engaging the first non-luer connector, an outlet and a filter attached to one or both of the inlet and the outlet in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, the first non-luer connector having a distally extending wall or annular space shaped to prevent attachment of the blunt needle component to an incompatible filter component, wherein first non-luer connector and the second non-luer connector are incompatible with standard luer connectors and intravenous route-accessing devices.