Devices and systems to reduce premature needle safety activation

A catheter system (10) includes a catheter assembly (12), which includes a catheter adapter (14) and a catheter (22) extending from the catheter adapter. The catheter system includes a needle assembly (24), which includes a barrel (36), a needle hub (26) slidably disposed within the barrel, and an introducer needle (28) secured within the needle hub and extending through the catheter. The needle assembly includes a stop surface coupled to the barrel and an activation latch (40) which is slidable from a first position to a second position with respect to the barrel. In response to the activation latch being in the first position, the stop surface may contact the activation latch and depression of the activation latch may be prevented. In response to sliding of the activation latch from the first position to the second position, the stop surface may not contact the activation latch, which may depress.