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Title:
NEEDLE TIP PROTECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR SAFETY IV CATHETER ASSEMBLY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/014639
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The invention relates to a needle tip guard for a safety IV catheter assembly 10 comprising a catheter tube 26 having a distal end 30 and a proximal end 28; a catheter hub 24 having a distal end 30 and a proximal end 28, wherein the distal end 30 is joined to the said catheter tube 26 and the proximal end 28 defines a chamber 34; a needle 14 extending through the catheter hub 24 and the catheter tube 26 having opposite proximal 28 and distal 30 ends defining an axial direction A, wherein the proximal end 28 is joined to the needle hub 20 and the distal end 30 forms a sharp tip 18 and a change in profile 36 is provided between the proximal 28 and distal 30 ends of the needle 14; and a tip protector assembly 12 movably arranged in between the catheter hub 24 and needle hub 20 on the needle 14 such that the tip protector assembly 12 is retained partially and/or completely in the chamber 34 of the catheter hub 24 and wherein the tip protector assembly is configured to entrap the needle tip 18 upon withdrawal of the needle 14 from the catheter hub 24.

Inventors:
BAID RISHI (IN)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2012/053820
Publication Date:
January 31, 2013
Filing Date:
July 26, 2012
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Assignee:
POLY MEDICURE LTD (IN)
BAID RISHI (IN)
International Classes:
A61M25/06
Domestic Patent References:
WO2011036574A12011-03-31
WO2003011381A12003-02-13
WO2011154767A12011-12-15
Foreign References:
EP2127692A12009-12-02
EP1297859A22003-04-02
EP2517751A12012-10-31
Other References:
None
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PRATAP, Prabhakar Mani et al. (The Castle36 - A, Sector 56, Gurgaon Haryana 9, IN)
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