Abstract: Embodiments of the shield assemblies include a shield that is pivotably secured to a needle hub. A ball-and-socket hinge secures the shield and the hub to one another. The assembly includes a reversible shield lock to hold the shield in the needle-protected position.

Abstract: A hinged cap device for use with a syringe includes a base defining an interior cavity for mounting onto a tip and a cap connected to the base by a living hinge. The cap is moveable from a ready position to an open position to expose a needle, and from the open position to a secured position to prevent relative rotation between the cap and the base. A first latching mechanism is on the cap for engaging the needle, the first latching mechanism locatable on a first side of the needle in the ready position and locatable on a second side of the needle in the secured position. The needle is disengageable from the first latching mechanism in the ready position, and the needle is not disengageable from the first latching mechanism in the secured position.

Abstract: A hinged cap device for use with a syringe includes a base defining an interior cavity for mounting onto a tip and a cap connected to the base by a living hinge. The cap is moveable from a ready position to an open position to expose a needle, and from the open position to a secured position to prevent relative rotation between the cap and the base. A first latching mechanism is on the cap for engaging the needle, the first latching mechanism locatable on a first side of the needle in the ready position and locatable on a second side of the needle in the secured position. The needle is disengageable from the first latching mechanism in the ready position, and the needle is not disengageable from the first latching mechanism in the secured position. The hinged cap device may also include a second latching mechanism to further prevent relative rotation between the cap and the base.

Abstract: A hinged cap device for use with a syringe includes a base defining an interior cavity for mounting onto a tip and a cap connected to the base by a living hinge. The cap is moveable from a ready position to an open position to expose a needle, and from the open position to a secured position to prevent relative rotation between the cap and the base. A first latching mechanism is on the cap for engaging the needle, the first latching mechanism locatable on a first side of the needle in the ready position and locatable on a second side of the needle in the secured position. The needle is disengageable from the first latching mechanism in the ready position, and the needle is not disengageable from the first latching mechanism in the secured position.

Abstract: The apparatus for medical purposes comprises a sleeve-type catheter hub (10) having a cylindrical longitudinal channel (11) and a flexible catheter capillary (24) which, through an orifice portion (11a) of the longitudinal channel (11) extends into an expanded intermediate section (11c) of the longitudinal channel (11). The catheter capillary (24) includes a thicker head portion (23) tightened in the expanded intermediate section (11c) of the longitudinal channel (11) by an annular shoulder (22) of a radial annular collar (20) which is formed by ultrasonic welding into the wall of the longitudinal channel (11). To obtain a stepless passage of the cylindrical channel (11), an adapter (18) with a conical passage (19) is joined by press fit to the annular collar (20). The catheter capillary (24) is firmly anchored. In addition, the conical passage (19) serves as an insertion aid for a probe or the like.