Needle protector for a catheter assembly

摘要: An improved catheter assembly is set forth having a cannula proximal and distal end portions longitudinal duct therethrough from said to portion. A piercing member sharp insertion tip positioned within the of with extending beyond portion cannula. hub passageway its thereof has attached in flow communication extractor construction extends longitudinally member. The through construction. improvement invention comprises rigid receiving tube bore portion, being adjacent hub, tube. structure provided which retains such that enclosed needle or stylet removed by an entrapped thereby protecting attending medical personnel accidentally stuck thereby. chances spread communicable diseases as AIDS significantly reduced.