Intravenous catheter with needle guard

Details Intravenous catheter with needle guard Intravenous catheter with needle guard

A - Human Necessities

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A61M 25/06 (2006.01) A61M 5/32 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2094414

One-way intravenous catheter assembly provided with a tubular needle guard slidable with respect to the needle housing, so as to completely cover the needle both before and after use, said needle housing comprising a substantially cylindrical central body with a flash chamber and a tapered front portion, to which the catheter needle is attached, and a peripheral finger gripping element, connected to said central body but extending around the tubular needle guard, the connection being provided by a connecting element which is slidable in a longitudinal slot of the tubular needle guard, the catheter assembly being further provided with a catheter tube or cannula mounted around the needle and provided with a hub for engagement with said tapered front portion of the needle housing. In another embodiment, the orientation of the needle housing is reversed, and an elastomeric plug is provided to ease threading of the catheter.

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