# US 11,433,187 B2 · Huber safety needle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,433,187 B2 - Document ID: US11433187B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/599,331 - Filed: 2019-10-11 - Published: 2020-02-06 - Granted: 2022-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-08-29 - Assignees: Medical Components, Inc. - Applicants: Medical Components, Inc. - Inventors: Matthew Gunn; Kurt Shimer; Timothy M. Schweikert; Mark S. Fisher; Kevin Sanford - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11433187B2 ## CPC - A61M 5/3202: {Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps (A61M5/50 takes precedence; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001)} - A61M 5/158: Needles {for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body} - A61M 5/3243: {being axially-extensible, e.g. protective sleeves coaxially slidable on the syringe barrel (devices for protecting guide needles in combination with catheters A61M25/0612)} - A61M 5/3275: {being connected to the needle hub or syringe by radially deflectable members, e.g. longitudinal slats, cords or bands} - A61M 2005/1581: {Right-angle needle-type devices} - A61M 2005/3247: {Means to impede repositioning of protection sleeve from needle covering to needle uncovering position} - A61M 2005/3267: {Biased sleeves where the needle is uncovered by insertion of the needle into a patient's body} - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract A Huber safety needle assembly including a body, configured to receive a needle. The body further including an upper portion having a first gripping portion coupled thereto, a lower portion having a second gripping portion coupled to thereto, and a hinge mechanism. The needle having a needle tip configured to be received in the body. The hinge mechanism is configured to operably transition the body between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The closed configuration allowing at least a portion of the needle, including the needle tip, to extend below the bottom surface of the lower portion of the body. The open configuration allowing the needle tip to be securely received within the lower portion such that it does not extend below the bottom surface of the lower portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A Huber safety needle assembly comprising: a body having an upper portion and a lower portion; a needle configured to be received in the body, wherein the needle extends in a first direction from a rear of the assembly to a front of the assembly, makes a 90-degree bend, and extends in a second direction toward a bottom of the assembly which then leads to a needle tip; an upper gripping portion coupled to the upper portion of the body and a lower gripping portion coupled to the lower portion of the body; a hinge mechanism configured to operably transition the body between a closed configuration and an open configuration by displacing the upper portion of the body and the lower portion of the body from each other relative to a longitudinal axis extending through the needle along the second direction, the closed configuration allowing at least a portion of the needle including the needle tip to extend below a bottom surface of the lower portion of the body, and the open configuration allowing the needle tip to be securely received within the lower portion of the body such that it does not extend below the bottom surface of the lower portion of the body; wherein the hinge mechanism comprises an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion and a plurality of pivot points, wherein the upper portion of the hinge mechanism couples the hinge mechanism to the upper portion of the body and the lower portion of the hinge mechanism couples the hinge mechanism to the lower portion of the body, at least one attachment point extending from the hinge mechanism, the at least one attachment point configured to secure the hinge mechanism to the needle, and the plurality of pivot points comprises: an upper pivot point comprising an upper rotatable pin arrangement having a plurality of rotatable pins and configured for coupling the upper portion of the hinge mechanism to each side of the upper portion of the body, a middle pivot point being a thinned area of material configured to allow the material to bend at the middle portion, and a lower pivot point comprising a lower rotatable pin arrangement having a plurality of rotatable pins and configured for coupling the lower portion of the hinge mechanism to each side of the lower portion of the body, and wherein each of the upper pivot point and the lower pivot point is positioned at the front of the assembly, and the middle pivot point is positioned at the rear of the assembly. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein each pin of the plurality of rotatable pins of the upper pivot point and each pin of the plurality of rotatable pins of the lower pivot point has a square, circular, oval, triangular, polygonal, cylindrical or X shaped cross section, or has a plurality of ribs. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein the needle assembly non-retractably transitions from the closed configuration to the open configuration. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper gripping portion comprises opposing sides, and each of the opposing sides is pivotably attached to the upper portion of the body allowing the opposing sides of the upper gripping portion to be transitioned between a first configuration and a second configuration. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one attachment point is a snap fit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one attachment point is substantially L-shaped. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one attachment point is a protrusion extending from the hinge mechanism and is configured to allow passing of the needle in one direction thereby securing the needle after transitioning from the closed configuration to the open configuration. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper and lower gripping portions are positioned on each side of the needle assembly keeping a transition force in axial alignment with the needle when transitioning the needle assembly between the closed and open configurations. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein the body is configured to matingly receive a catheter. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 9, wherein the catheter is in fluid communication with the body and the needle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein the lower portion of the body has an aperture formed therein configured to allow the needle to extend through the lower portion of the body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, further comprising a skin plate on the lower portion of the body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The Huber safety needle assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the hinge mechanism is substantially U-shaped and the lower portion of the hinge mechanism is substantially U-shaped such that each of the upper portion of the hinge mechanism and the lower portion of the hinge mechanism can accommodate the needle.