SAFETY INTRAVENOUS CANNULA

Abstract: the present invention relates to a cannula comprising a catheter assembly, a body member, an elongated tubular member, a needle hub, and a safety device fixedly connected to a distal end of the elongated tubular member and releasably connected to the body member. the body member includes an annular groove, and the safety device comprises locking elements. when the needle is retracted from the catheter assembly after puncturing the vein of a patient, the body member is disengaged by disengaging the locking elements from the annular groove, thereby separating the safety device from the body member after the needle has been arrested within safety device. the locking elements are solid spherical elements of stainless steel material.

Inventor(s): Neeraj Gupta, Calvin Todd Fagley, Rachel Ann Sender

CPC Classification: A61M25/0097 ({characterised by the hub (connectors )})

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