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Intravascular administration set needle safety device

  • US 6,676,633 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2002
  • Issued: 01/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intravascular administration set with an integral needle safety device, comprising:

  • a generally planar winged hub;

    an elongate handle pivotally affixed to the winged hub such that the handle can be moved from a first position in which the handle lies adjacent the hub into a second position in which the handle is extended away from the hub;

    a needle holder mounted to the handle, the needle holder having an elongate needle affixed thereto and extending away therefrom, the needle holder being constructed and arranged for movement at least partially in the lengthwise direction of the handle; and

    a needle guide hole defined within the hub, the needle holder having a first position in which at least a portion of the shaft of the needle is passed through the guide hole when the handle is in its first position, wherein the guide hole is axially spaced from the axis of the needle such that the shaft of the needle is offset with respect to the guide hole.

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