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Granted Patent B2
US 12,558,520 · App. 17/551,278 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Intravenous cannula

Inventor: Neeraj Gupta (Gurgaon, IN)
Assignee: MedSource Labs, LLC
A61M25/0618A61M25/0097
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Patent No.
US 12,558,520
App. No.
17/551,278
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses an intravenous cannula that includes a catheter hub and tubular valve member adapted to allow a needle member to pass through. The valve member is defined with slits that allow the needle to pass through. Further, a valve closure member and needle guard assembly are provided, both adapted to close passage for fluid flow and prevent blood flow from the punctured vein of a subject. The needle guard assembly includes a body portion. A safety clip locks onto a flange defined in the body, and in a biased condition allows a needle to extend through the body and hub. Upon withdrawal of the needle from a proximal end of the hub, a safety pin disengages from the flange and arrests the tip portion of the needle within the device, thereby preventing needle prick injury upon withdrawal of the needle member from the hub.

Claims (25)

1 . An intravenous cannula, comprising:

a catheter hub having a proximal end, a distal end and a first chamber;

an actuator member disposed within the first chamber and having an axial bore and an outer surface defining a recess, the actuator member configured to be axially displaced towards the distal end of the catheter hub to form a passage for fluid flow from the proximal end of the catheter hub to the distal end of the catheter hub when a luer lock member removably connected to the proximal end of the catheter hub displaces the actuator member;

a tubular valve member disposed within the first chamber and adapted to allow a needle member to pass through, the tubular valve member having a protrusion along an inner surface of the tubular valve member, the protrusion configured to engage with the recess on the outer surface of the actuator member, wherein an inner diameter of the tubular valve member is constant both distal and proximal to the protrusion, the tubular valve member defined with a flat portion at a first end, the flat portion configured with one or more slits defining a plurality of prongs, the one or more slits configured to allow the needle member to pass through for puncturing a vein of a subject,

wherein the plurality of prongs are displaced by the actuator member for fluid flow from the proximal end of the catheter hub to the distal end of the catheter hub when the luer lock member displaces the actuator member;

a valve closure member comprising a first surface at a proximal end defining a continuously and circumferentially extending surface having a concave or frusto-conical shape, a second surface at a distal end and a through-hole, the valve closure member disposed in the catheter hub such that the second surface abuts an undercut portion defined in the catheter hub and the first surface abuts the flat portion of the tubular valve member,

wherein the valve closure member is adapted to displace the plurality of prongs to close the passage for fluid flow and preventing blood flow from the vein of the subject from the distal end of the catheter hub to the proximal end of the catheter hub when the luer lock member abutting the actuator member is removed; and

a needle guard assembly, comprising:

a body portion connected to the proximal end of the catheter hub; and

a safety clip biasing outwardly to lock onto at least one interlocking flange defined in the body portion, the safety clip in a biased position allowing the needle member to extend through the body portion and the catheter hub, wherein upon withdrawal of the needle member from the proximal end of the catheter hub, the safety clip disengages from the at least one interlocking flange and arrests a tip portion of the needle member within the safety clip, thereby preventing needle prick injury during withdrawal of the needle member from the catheter hub.

2 . The intravenous cannula of claim 1 , wherein the safety clip consists of:

a bracket defining an opening for receiving the needle member, the bracket adapted to be disposed within the body portion of the needle guard assembly;

a first resilient arm extending from one end of the bracket and having a connecting portion for engaging with the at least one interlocking flange of the body portion of the needle guard assembly and the needle member, the first resilient arm having a first section and a second section, such that dimensions of the first section are larger than the second section;

a second resilient arm extending from an opposing end of the bracket and having a connecting portion for engaging with the at least one interlocking flange of the body portion of the needle guard assembly and the needle member, the second resilient arm having a first section and a second section, such that dimensions of the first section are larger than the second section;

wherein the connecting portion of each of the first and second resilient arms is adapted to engage with the at least one interlocking flange and a body of the needle member when the needle member is extending through the catheter hub for puncturing the vein of the subject and disengage from the at least one interlocking flange and the body of the needle member when the needle member is withdrawn from the proximal end of the catheter hub.

3 . The intravenous cannula of claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion of each of the first and second resilient arms comprises:

a curved protrusion at a fore end, adapted to engage with the at least one interlocking flange of the body portion of the needle guard assembly; and

a curved lip extending inwardly towards the bracket at an aft end, the curved lip adapted to engage on to the needle member,

wherein the curved lip is adapted to arrest the tip portion of the needle member within the safety clip when the needle member is withdrawn from the proximal end of the catheter hub.

4 . The intravenous cannula of claim 3 , wherein the curved protrusion includes a projection extending towards the bracket, the projection along with each second section of the first and second resilient arms defining a seat portion, the seat portion adapted to receive and seat the tip portion of the needle member, thereby preventing misalignment of the needle member during withdrawal from catheter hub.

5 . The intravenous cannula of claim 2 , wherein a length of the first resilient arm is larger than a length of the second resilient arm.

6 . The intravenous cannula of claim 2 , wherein the bracket, the first resilient arm, the second resilient arm, or a combination thereof is defined with at least one rib member for reinforcement.

7 . The intravenous cannula of claim 6 , wherein the rib member is provided at a second section of the first and the second resilient arms as reinforcement.

8 . The intravenous cannula of claim 2 , wherein the needle member is configured with a protuberance defined proximal to its distal end, the protuberance adapted to engage with the bracket during withdrawal of the needle member from the proximal end of the catheter hub, thereby preventing retrieval of the needle member from the needle guard assembly.

9 . The intravenous cannula of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one interlocking flange of the body portion of the needle guard assembly extends radially inwardly for ensuring engagement with the safety clip in its biased position, so that the safety clip is retained within the needle guard assembly.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 15, 2025
From: MEDSOURCE INTERNATIONAL LLC
To: MEDSOURCE LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 069932/0811 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: HARSORIA HEALTHCARE PVT. LTD.
To: GUPTA, NEERAJ
Reel/Frame 059108/0772 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: GUPTA, NEERAJ
To: MEDSOURCE INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 059108/0774 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 202111005687 · Feb 10, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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