Needle guard clip with heel

摘要

A needle guard clip assembly has a clip and a spring, the clip having a first wall with a needle passage therethrough, a generally parallel second wall, a strut connecting the two walls, and a heel extending from the first wall. The walls, strut, and heel are an integral piece. The spring is associated with and extends from the first wall.

主权项

1. A needle guard clip assembly comprising:
a clip having a first wall with a needle passage therethrough, a generally parallel second wall spaced from and confronting the first wall, a strut interconnecting the first and second walls, and a heel extending from the first wall; the first wall, second wall, strut and heel being an integral piece and the needle passage being coincident with a needle path extending in a first direction between the first wall and the second wall; and a spring associated with and extending from the first wall away from the needle path to a free end, such that the free end is located at a greater distance from the needle path than a remainder of the spring, the spring having a first end associated with the first wall and a leaf extending from the first end and away from the needle path to the free end, and the first end of the spring having an opening overlying the needle passage of the clip first wall.