Huber needle safety enclosure
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1. A Huber needle safety enclosure, comprising:
- a Huber needle having an aft end and a fore end together forming a right angle, the fore end including a sharp outer end;
a needle housing connected to the Huber needle, the needle housing including a finger pad with a flat surface generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fore end and generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aft end in both an installation position and a safety position, the finger pad operational in the installation position, the needle housing further including a through passage and a slot that extends approximately at a right angle from the through passage, the Huber needle aft end mounted in the through passage and the fore end mounted in the slot, the slot having at least one ridge configured to produce an interference fit in conjunction with the Huber needle; and
a panel unit including a series of planar panels assembled in an enclosing arrangement defining an enclosed area, the panel unit movable between the installation position where the sharp outer end of the Huber needle projects from the panel unit and the safety position where the sharp outer end is covered by the panels.
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Abstract
A safety enclosure for a Huber needle includes a needle housing and a panel unit. The panel unit includes a series of planar panels assembled in an enclosing arrangement defining an enclosed area and is movable between an installation position where the sharp outer end of the Huber needle projects from the panel unit and a safety position where the sharp outer end is covered by the panels. The Huber needle has an aft end and a fore end connected by a bend with the fore end including a sharp outer end.
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1. A Huber needle safety enclosure, comprising:
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a Huber needle having an aft end and a fore end together forming a right angle, the fore end including a sharp outer end; a needle housing connected to the Huber needle, the needle housing including a finger pad with a flat surface generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fore end and generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aft end in both an installation position and a safety position, the finger pad operational in the installation position, the needle housing further including a through passage and a slot that extends approximately at a right angle from the through passage, the Huber needle aft end mounted in the through passage and the fore end mounted in the slot, the slot having at least one ridge configured to produce an interference fit in conjunction with the Huber needle; and a panel unit including a series of planar panels assembled in an enclosing arrangement defining an enclosed area, the panel unit movable between the installation position where the sharp outer end of the Huber needle projects from the panel unit and the safety position where the sharp outer end is covered by the panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A Huber needle safety enclosure, comprising:
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a Huber needle mounted in a needle housing, the Huber needle having an aft end and a fore end connected by a bend, the fore end including a sharp outer end, the needle housing comprising a finger pad with a flat surface generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fore end and generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aft end in both an installation position and a safety position, the finger pad operational in the installation position; a panel unit including a series of planar panels assembled in an enclosing arrangement defining an enclosed area, the panel unit movable between the installation position where the sharp outer end projects from the panel unit and the safety position where the sharp outer end is covered by the panels; and a locking device releasably locking the panel unit in the installation position, the locking device comprising a notch formed in the panel unit and an outwardly flared collar formed on the needle housing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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