NEEDLE GUARD

摘要

A needle guard assembly having a resilient arm extending from a base. In one implementation the needle guard has an elongate containment member that rides with the resilient arm and is co-operable with the resilient arm to effectuate a covering of the entire distal tip of the needle upon the needle being retracted into the elongate containment member.

主权项

1. A needle assembly comprising:
a needle having a longitudinal axis and a distal end section comprising a distal tip; an elongate member including an open distal end, a proximal end portion and a through passage having a longitudinal axis through which the needle passes; and an axially extending arm that extends from a base, the base comprising an aperture, at least a portion of the needle and at least a portion of the proximal end portion of the elongate member residing in the aperture, the axially extending arm having a radially extending end segment, in a non-shielding position of the axially extending arm the radially extending end segment does not extend over the open distal end of the elongate member, in a shielding position of the axially extending arm at least a portion of the distal end section of the needle is positioned inside the elongate member and the radially extending end segment extends over the open distal end of the elongate member to impede distal movement of the needle.