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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2017
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Alex Sousa Chaves, Sr., Auburn, MA (US);
Victor Isaac Politis, Framingham, MA (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An infusion device system includes a base () for removably coupling to a delivery device, a needle hub () supporting an insertion needle () and a catheter () for delivering a substance to a patient. The infusion device includes a needle shield () for covering the insertion needle () after inserting the catheter () into the patient. The needle hub () includes a least one leg () extending from the needle shield () to stabilize the needle shield () and needle hub () relative to the base. In one embodiment, the legs () can include a latching tab () to couple to the needle hub () to resist separation of the needle hub from the base () until the legs are deflected outward to release the needle hub ().