| 20110060286 | INDWELLING NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - An indwelling needle assembly comprises an inner needle secured to an inner needle hub, a hollow outer needle in which the inner needle is positioned, an outer needle hub secured to the outer needle and having a projection at the proximal end, and an elastic protector which has a connection member with a projecting part engageable with the projection and which is detachably connected to the outer needle hub by the engagement of the projecting part with the projection. The projection of the outer needle hub comprises a tilted sliding surface on which the projecting part slidingly moves. The connection member can take a first state in which the projecting part engages the projection and a second state in which the projecting part is disengaged from the projection. When changing from the first state to the second state, the projecting part slidingly moves along the sliding surface of the projection. | 03-10-2011 |
