Low profile passive protector for an I.V. catheter

US11752306B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Luther Needlesafe Products, LLC · US

Inventors

• Joseph G. Antonucci · Mission Viejo, US
• Joseph B. Antonucci · Mission Viejo, US
• Philip J. Antonucci · Mission Viejo, US
• John I. Muri · Aliso Viejo, US
• Jeff Alan Burke · Temecula, US
• Daniel Jason Velasco · Hudson, US
• Joshua Alexander Sparks · Murrieta, US
• Kevin Martin Magrini · Temecula, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 26, 2021
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 14, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2005/3249
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A low-profile universal passive protector for an IV catheter includes a connector having a tubular body and a pair of arms pivotally connected thereto. The tubular body defines an end face and the connector includes a cavity extending from the end face. An elongate sheath is snap engageable to the tubular body. A spring is insertable within the connector cavity to extend between at least one of the pair of arms and the elongate sheath when received within the cavity. A slider is moveably coupled to the sheath. The slider includes a flashback chamber formed therein. A hypodermic needle is connected to the slider and is in fluid communication with the flashback chamber. The slider is moveable along the sheath between a first position and a second position, with the hypodermic needle being drawn into the sheath as the slider moves from the first position toward the second position.