Needle tip guard for percutaneous entry needles
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1. An intravenous catheter assembly comprising:
- a catheter hub with a catheter tube;
a needle having a needle shaft, a proximal end attached to a needle hub, a sharpened distal end, and a change in profile;
a needle guard slidably disposed about said needle shaft, said needle guard comprising a needle trap biased against a side of the needle shaft, the needle trap comprising an extending arm, a projection, and a fold located between the extending arm and the projection such that the projection releasably holds the catheter hub adjacent the needle guard in a ready to use position;
the needle guard further comprising an inner chamber having a slot having the needle trap disposed, at least in part, therein;
wherein the projection abuts a shoulder on the catheter hub in the ready position and is free to move to allow the catheter hub to separate from the needle guard when the needle trap is no longer biased by the needle; and
an opening on the needle guard for interacting with the change in profile to limit distal advancement of the needle guard along the needle.
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Abstract
A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.
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30 Claims
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1. An intravenous catheter assembly comprising:
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a catheter hub with a catheter tube; a needle having a needle shaft, a proximal end attached to a needle hub, a sharpened distal end, and a change in profile; a needle guard slidably disposed about said needle shaft, said needle guard comprising a needle trap biased against a side of the needle shaft, the needle trap comprising an extending arm, a projection, and a fold located between the extending arm and the projection such that the projection releasably holds the catheter hub adjacent the needle guard in a ready to use position;
the needle guard further comprising an inner chamber having a slot having the needle trap disposed, at least in part, therein;wherein the projection abuts a shoulder on the catheter hub in the ready position and is free to move to allow the catheter hub to separate from the needle guard when the needle trap is no longer biased by the needle; and an opening on the needle guard for interacting with the change in profile to limit distal advancement of the needle guard along the needle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An intravenous catheter assembly comprising:
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a catheter hub having a catheter tube attached thereto and an interior cavity in fluid communication with the catheter tube; a needle having a needle shaft, a proximal end attached to a needle hub, a sharpened distal end, a change in profile located proximally of the sharpened distal end and being disposed, at least in part, inside the catheter tube; a needle guard slidably disposed about said needle shaft, said needle guard comprising a needle trap having a radially extending wall for blocking the sharpened distal end of the needle in a guarded position, said needle trap being biased by the needle shaft and comprises a projection that engages a shoulder on the catheter hub to retain the catheter hub adjacent the needle guard when in a ready position; wherein the needle trap is radially movable to separate the projection from the catheter hub so that the radially extending wall blocks the sharpened distal end when no longer biased by the needle shaft; and wherein a wall section on the needle guard comprises a perimeter defining an opening for engaging the change in profile to limit distal advancement of the needle guard along the needle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An intravenous catheter assembly comprising:
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a catheter hub with an exterior surface and an interior surface defining an interior cavity having a catheter tube attached thereto; a needle having a needle shaft, a proximal end attached to a needle nest of a needle hub, a sharpened distal end, and a change in profile located proximally of the sharpened distal end; a needle guard slidably disposed about said needle shaft, said needle guard comprising a needle trap having a radially extending wall for blocking the sharpened distal end of the needle in a guarded position, an extending arm, and a projection for releasably holding the catheter hub adjacent the needle guard, said needle trap being biased by the needle shaft when in a ready position and movable to block the sharpened distal end with the radially extending wall when no longer biased by the needle shaft;
the needle guard further comprising an inner chamber for fixedly attaching the needle trap into a slot; andwherein a wall section on the needle guard comprises a perimeter defining an opening for engaging the change in profile to limit distal advancement of the needle guard along the needle. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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