(19)
(11) EP 1 785 159 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
27.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/26

(43) Date of publication:
16.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/20

(21) Application number: 06255753.3

(22) Date of filing: 09.11.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61M 25/06(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 15.11.2005 US 274230

(71) Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-1880 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Brimhall, Greg L.
    West Jordan, UT 84088 (US)

(74) Representative: Pawlyn, Anthony Neil 
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA
Leeds LS2 8PA (GB)

   


(54) Needle shield interconnected to septum


(57) The present invention is a catheter device (10). The catheter device will include a septum (22) that is housed within a housing (26). The septum is designed such that it will seal the housing. The catheter device also includes a needle shield (28). The needle shield is configured to retain a needle (14) if the needle (14) is withdrawn from the housing (26). The catheter device (10) is further configured such that the septum (22) includes a receiving portion (34) that is designed to engage a portion of the needle shield (28). However, if the needle (14) is withdrawn from the housing (26), the needle shield (28) will disengage from the septum (22) so that the needle shield (28) may be separated from the septum (22).