Inventors:
Peter George Delano - Oakland NJ, US
Andrew Wong - Philadelphia PA, US
Michael Meehan - Glen Rock NJ, US
Christina D'Arrigo - Hoboken NJ, US
Annica Wayman - Morris Plains NJ, US
Assignee:
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY - Franklin Lakes NJ
International Classification:
A61M 5/00
Abstract:
A hub assembly, such as for long needles, is disclosed. The hub assembly includes a needle hub having a proximal end and a distal end, having a cannula extending therethrough and protruding from the distal end, with the needle hub having a first engagement portion. The hub assembly also includes a stylet handle having a stylet extending therefrom. The stylet is adapted to be received within a portion of the cannula, with the stylet handle having a second engagement portion. Engagement of the first engagement portion of the needle hub and the second engagement portion of the stylet handle forms a positive lock in which at least a portion of one of the first and second engagement portions is held within the other of the first and second engagement portions in an unbiased state.