Patent ID: 6855128

Claim:
A dual blunting needle assembly comprising: a cannula having a through-hole for fluid flow therethrough, a first end including an intravenous puncture tip and a second end including a non-patient puncture tip; a blunting member in concentric relation with said cannula, said blunting member having a first blunting end proximate said intravenous puncture tip and a second blunting end proximate said non-patient puncture tip; and an actuator in engagement with said blunting member and said cannula, wherein actuation of said actuator causes relative axial displacement of one of said cannula and said blunting member with respect to the other between a non-blunted position and a blunted position in which said intravenous puncture tip and said non-patient puncture tip are blunted by said blunting member.