Patent ID: 8591482

Claim:
A Huber needle safety system comprising: a base wherein said base includes a base bottom at one distal end, a base tower, and a base top at a proximal end, wherein the base tower and the base top are hollow and include a base tower cut out and a base top cut out and wherein the base bottom is configured to matingly engage with a subcutaneous port; a collar, wherein the collar is configured to matingly engage with the base tower and includes a collar cut out for alignment with the base tower cut out and said base top cut out; and a needle assembly wherein the needle assembly includes a hollow needle housing with a top surface and bottom surface, and a needle that is disposed within the hollow needle housing, wherein the needle housing includes a cap, a depressor handle, and a retaining lip wherein the retaining lip is retained within the base tower such that the needle is fully disposed within the base tower prior to deployment into said subcutaneous port and wherein, upon proper alignment of the base tower cut out, the base top cut out, and the collar cut out, the depressor handle of the needle assembly is configured to be depressed upon deployment of the needle into the subcutaneous port.