Needle devices having a component that provides the function of fixing a valve in a standard diameter sized catheter hub, the valve and/or the component provide or provides a proximally directed axial force for returning the valve opener from a distal position within the catheter hub to a proximal position within the catheter hub when a male Luer is disconnected from the catheter hub. Various components can be located inside a single hub body catheter hub that can restrict fluid flow, allow actuation to permit fluid flow, prevent needlestick injuries, and combinations thereof.

A catheter and introducer needle assembly, including a flexible catheter and a catheter hub having an outer surface portion. The assembly includes an introducer needle disposed in the catheter, a needle shield having a resilient clip adapted to flex between first and second positions. The resilient clip includes a cantilevered arm with a pawl. In the resilient clip's first position, the cantilevered arm is flexed so that the pawl frictionally contacts the catheter hub's outer surface portion to retain the needle shield with the catheter hub. In the second position, the pawl no longer frictionally contacts the hub's outer surface, thereby permitting needle shield displacement relative to the catheter hub.

Catheter assemblies are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to catheter assemblies having a tip protector, a valve, a valve opener, and optionally a needle wiper. The valve opener is disposed inside a catheter hub and is configured to be pushed by an IV set luer connector to open a valve following successful catheterization to pass fluids or other solutions through the catheter. A tip protector is incorporated to block the needle tip and prevent the same from accidental needle stick. A wiper is optionally included to wipe blood deposits from the needle when the same is retracted from the catheter.

A catheter hub assembly. The catheter hub assembly includes a catheter hub body, a septum and a septum retainer, the catheter hub body having a distal end, a proximal and an internal wall defining an internal fluid passageway therebetween, the internal wall defining a transitional step within the internal fluid passageway, the septum positioned within the internal fluid passageway such that a distal end of the septum abuts up against the transitional step, the septum retainer at least partially receivable within the internal fluid passageway and having an outer wall shaped and sized to interlock with the inner wall of the catheter hub body, the outer wall including one or more lateral ribs configured to inhibit rotation of the septum retainer relative to the catheter hub body.

A safety needle device is disclosed having a housing configured to couple to a syringe, the housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a housing body. A needle hub is disposed on the proximal end of the housing and a needle cannula is attached to the needle hub. The device having a retractable sheath configured to move between an initial position, a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula. The safety needle device may include an activation latch, a lockout latch, a tether and a spring element to bias the retractable sheath to an extended state to cover the distal end of the needle cannula upon completion of an injection. The safety needle device may include a slider element disposed above an activation latch. A method of drug delivery is also disclosed.

A fluid administration medical apparatus (110) comprising: a catheter tube (114); a hub (212) having a distal section (234) and a proximal section (36), wherein the distal section (234) is joined to the catheter tube (114) and the proximal section (136) defines a housing (124); one or more ports (158) connected to the hub (212) by a fluid passage (262) through a passageway (272); a needle (220) extending through the hub (212) and the catheter tube (114) and defining an axial direction (X), wherein the needle (220) has opposite proximal and distal ends (22, 24), the distal end (122) forming a needle tip (130); a needle hub (116) attached to the proximal end (124) of the needle (220); a needle guard (226) slidably arranged on the needle (20), wherein the needle guard (226) is movably retained in the housing (248) of the hub (212) when the needle (220) extends through the hub (212) and the catheter tube (114), wherein the needle guard (226) is removable from the hub (212) once the needle tip (130) is received in the needle guard (226) upon withdrawal of the needle (220) from the catheter tube (114); and wherein the hub (212) is made of two parts i.e. first part (212b) and second part (212a) each of the parts (212a, 212b) having a distal end section (150) and a proximal end section (152).

An intravenous catheter assembly (410) comprising: a catheter tube (414); a catheter hub (412) having a distal end (422) and a proximal end (424), wherein the distal end (424) is joined to the catheter tube (414) and the proximal end (424) defines a housing (448) having inner space (467); a needle (420) extending through the catheter hub (412) and the catheter tube (414) and defining an axial direction (A), wherein the needle (420) has opposite proximal and distal ends, the distal end forming a needle tip (454); a port (464) extending outwardly in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction (A) from a sidewall (470) of the catheter hub (412); a needle hub (416) attached to the proximal end of the needle (420); a first valve (471) provided in the inner space (467) in the catheter hub (412) to prevent foreign contamination from entering the catheter hub (412); a blood control second valve (473) arranged within the inner space (467) of catheter hub (412) to prevent the outflow of fluid during and following removal of the needle (420) wherein the second valve (473) configured with a plug (475) also housed in the inner space (467) of the catheter hub (412).

An extravascular system is provided which includes a catheter adapter having a blood control septum configured to control flow of a fluid through the catheter adapter, the catheter adapter further having a catheter configured for intravenous insertion. The extravascular system further includes a septum activator slidably inserted within the catheter adapter and configured for advancement through the blood control septum to provide a fluid pathway through the blood control septum. Further still, the extravascular system includes an external safety mechanism comprising a needle hub and a needle shield interconnected via a tether, wherein the needle shield includes a safety clip that is configured to retain a sharpened end of the introducer needle within the needle shield. Some implementations further comprise an access port forming a portion of the catheter adapter and providing selective access to the lumen of the catheter adapter.

An apparatus may include a connector, which may include a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the connector may include a male luer adapter, which may be configured to couple with a proximal end of a catheter adapter. The apparatus may include a catheter, which may include a proximal end secured within the connector. The catheter may be configured to extend through an indwelling peripheral intravenous catheter. The catheter may include a closed distal end and a slit adjacent to the closed distal end. The slit may be closed under normal physiological pressures.

A vasculature access device may include a needle, a dilator, an introducer sheath, a hub, and manipulators in a single, integrated device. The vasculature access device may also optionally include one or both of a guidewire and one or more features for facilitating restraint of the hub and the introducer sheath relative to a patient. By integrating the needle, dilator, introducer sheath, hub, and manipulators in a single device, exchanges of these components (e.g., removing one component from the vasculature and introducing a different component into the vasculature), which is done in access kits where at least some of these components are separate, are reduced.