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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
Kirk D. Swenson, North Caldwell, NJ (US);
Kirk D. Swenson, North Caldwell, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A safety needle assembly including a needle with an intravenous puncture tip, a shield in pivotal engagement with respect to the needle, and a hub in the form of a collar providing pivotal engagement between the needle and the shield is provided. The shield is pivotally movable between an unshielded position and a shielded position in which a portion of the shield encompasses the intravenous puncture tip for shielding the needle for safety purposes. The collar and the shield include locking structure providing locking engagement therebetween for locking the shield in the shielded position for preventing pivotal movement to the unshielded position. The collar further includes at least one collar flange extending laterally along a portion of the collar for preventing disengagement of the locking structure.