Patent ID: 8708964

Claim:
A shieldable needle assembly comprising: an assembly including: a housing having proximal and distal ends and a chamber wall extending between said ends for defining a chamber in said housing, at least a portion of said chamber wall being formed from a material that permits observation of a fluid flowing into said chamber; an IV cannula projecting distally from said housing and communicating with said chamber; and a shield pivotable with respect to said assembly and being positionable in an open position where said shield is spaced from said IV cannula and aligned to permit observation of a fluid in said chamber, said shield further being pivotable to a closed position where said shield covers said IV cannula, wherein at least a portion of said chamber is disposed distally of a location at which said shield is pivotable with respect to said assembly, and wherein said housing and said IV cannula are configured to provide fluid communication with the chamber for providing an indication of flashback of a fluid flowing into said housing.