Needle shield assembly having a releasable lock

Details Needle shield assembly having a releasable lock Needle shield assembly having a releasable lock

1995-08-29

1997-02-04

Yasko, John D.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604192, 128919, A61M 500

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055993184

ABSTRACT:
A needle shield assembly having a releasable lock of the present invention includes a needle cannula and a hub having a proximal end for connecting to a medical instrument and a distal end connected to the proximal end of the needle cannula. A base member is connected to the hub and includes a deflectable locking arm having a latch surface. A needle shield is hingedly connected to the base member. The needle shield includes a longitudinal opening therein and is capable of rotating back and forth between a first needle protecting position wherein the needle cannula is within the longitudinal opening of the needle shield and a second position exposing at least the distal end of the needle cannula. The needle shield includes a latch surface positioned to engage the latch surface of the base member when the needle shield is in the first position for locking the needle shield in the first position. The needle shield includes an activating member movably connected to the needle shield having an outwardly facing finger pad and a tip portion. The activating member is positioned so that digital pressure applied to the finger pad causes the tip portion of the activating member to push against the locking arm of the base member and deflect the locking arm so that the latch surface of the locking arm disengages the latch surface of the needle shield and so that continued digital pressure on the finger pad causes the needle shield to rotate from the first position to the second position.

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