Safety blood collection assembly with indicator
US8888713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/3217
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A blood collection assembly includes a housing and a cannula extending distally from the housing including a patient end, and a cannula shield removably engaged with a portion of the housing. The cannula shield is capable of shielding at least the patient end of the cannula, and includes a safety shield engagement. The assembly includes a pivoting safety shield engaged with a portion of the housing, which is transitionable from a retracted position in which the patient end of the cannula is exposed, to an extended position in which the patient end of the cannula is shielded by at least a portion of the safety shield. The safety shield includes at least one locking tab releasably engageable with the safety shield engagement, wherein the locking tab is fixedly engageable with a portion of the housing in the extended position.
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