Patent ID: 8496628

Claim:
A needle-based medical device having a needle hub assembly, the needle hub assembly comprising: a tube having a first lumen; a needle guide including: a cylindrical body having an outer surface, the cylindrical body being dimensioned to be inserted at least partially into the first lumen, a second lumen, at least one rib extending longitudinally in a distal direction from a distal end of the cylindrical body, and a glue well, wherein a first annular space is defined between the outer surface of the cylindrical body and the first lumen of the tube; a needle having a proximal end positioned in the second lumen; and glue to secure the proximal end of the needle to the second lumen and the needle guide to the tube, the glue being in contact with the second lumen, the proximal end of the needle, the outer surface of the cylindrical body, and the first lumen.