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Document | Title | Date |
20080208140 | Device For Protecting An Injection Apparatus | 08-28-2008 |
20080228147 | Injector for use with pre-filled syringes and method of assembly - An injection device for use with a pre-filled syringe. The device features a track and track follower engagement which facilitates locking a protective needle guard over the tip of the needle at the conclusion of the injection. The device further includes a tamper evidence overcap which, once removed from the device cannot be readily reinstalled. The injection device features a tubular handle which is grasped by the hand and moved towards the injection site to administer the injection. The device is suitable for self-administration of injections. Use of the device is not technique dependent. Its design, including tubular handle which is grasped in one hand, is easy to use even by the elderly and persons with limited dexterity. | 09-18-2008 |
20080243086 | BLOOD EXPOSURE PREVENTION IN VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES - An apparatus for preventing blood exposure or contamination upon withdrawal of a hypodermic needle is provided. The apparatus may include a needle having a tip and a shield configured to at least partially entrap the needle tip upon withdrawal of the needle. The apparatus may further include a blood stabilizing material disposed such that upon withdrawal of the needle the blood stabilizing material is disposed in operative association with the needle tip such that blood carried by the needle is prevented from escaping the apparatus. In some exemplary implementations, the blood stabilizing material may be disposed on one or more surfaces of the shield. The shield of the hypodermic needle may include protective device and/or a housing for shielding the needle tip upon withdrawal. The housing may be adapted to at least partially cover the needle tip upon withdrawal of the needle. In some implementations, the housing may be adapted to allow the protective device to shield the needle before the needle is completely withdrawn. | 10-02-2008 |
20080249477 | PEN INJECTOR HAVING A NEEDLE SHIELD - A pen injector includes a vial cartridge and a generally tubular body that surrounds the vial cartridge. A needle shield assembly is removably mounted to a mounting end of the body and includes a hollow needle that has a tip for injecting into a patient. A needle hub at least partially surrounds the hollow needle and a slideable sleeve is slideably mounted on the needle hub. The needle hub has an outer surface which deflects the slideable sleeve as the slideable sleeve slides toward a receiving end of the needle hub and into a retracted position. The slideable sleeve bears resiliently on the outer surface of the needle hub during sliding movement of the slideable sleeve relative to the needle hub toward the retracted position such that a restoring force is generated for urging the slideable sleeve to move toward an injection end of the needle hub and into an extended position in which the tip of the needle is located completely inside of the slideable sleeve. | 10-09-2008 |
20080249478 | Indwelling needle assembly and protector - An indwelling needle assembly and protector. The indwelling needle assembly has an inner needle, an inner needle hub, an outer needle, an outer needle hub, and a protector for protecting the needle point of the inner needle arranged on the outer periphery of the inner needle so as to be slidable in the axial direction. The protector includes a protecting member in which the needle point of the inner needle is stored and a closing member arranged on the outer periphery of the protecting member so as to be capable of sliding, a displaceable side wall which is capable of being displaced inward so as to close a distal opening of the protecting member, the displaceable side wall being displaced inwardly by the closing member arranged on the outer periphery of the distal end portion of the protecting member. | 10-09-2008 |
20080255524 | Structure of the syringe cover including the barrel - A structure of the syringe cover including the barrel is a design that the aperture end of the hollow barrel of a safety syringe is coupled to a syringe cover. While the plunger is pulled back, the needle of the safety syringe disengages from the plunger, and the needle and the needle holder integral are received within the hollow barrel. With the syringe cover coupled to the aperture end of the hollow barrel, the medical personnel are prevented from being pricked with needles because of exposure of needles retained within the hollow barrels by mutual jostle between syringes in medical wastes. | 10-16-2008 |
20080262436 | Injection Device - Injection device comprising a tubular elongated main body, a needle shield slidably arranged in said main body, a needle shield link slidably connected to said needle shield, a enclosure containing medicament arranged in said main body, a needle connected to said enclosure, a plunger operatively arranged to said enclosure for ejecting said medicament through said needle and arranged on its upper part with a number of outwardly extending stop members, spring means arranged to said plunger for operating said plunger, a dose activating means, a needle shield spring surrounding the needle shield link. The invention is characterised in that said injection device further comprises a first tubular member rotationally and slidably arranged inside said needle shield link, said tubular member comprises a number or ridges and protrusions on both its outer and inner surfaces, said ridges and protrusions on the outer surface of the tubular member co-operate with guide members arranged on the inner surface of said needle shield link, said ridges and protrusions on the inner surface of the tubular member co-operate with the outwardly extending stop members of the plunger that said injection device further comprises a second tubular member arranged inside said housing, arranged and designed with a number of ridges and protrusions on its inner and outer surfaces capable of setting and delivering a certain preset dose. | 10-23-2008 |
20080269691 | Needle Shroud Assembly - A needle shroud assembly ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080269692 | Apparatus for Injecting a Pharmaceutical - A pharmaceutical delivery apparatus including a housing ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080269693 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL MEDICAL ACCESS DEVICE - A medical access device is provided including a syringe needle having a proximal end and a distal end configured for percutaneous use; and a deployable safety shield supportable relative to the syringe needle. The safety shield includes a body portion configured to selectively receive the syringe needle. The body portion has a distal end defining a nose member, wherein the body portion is movable between an uncovered position where the distal end of the syringe needle is exposed and a covered position wherein the syringe needle is shielded and the nose member extends beyond the distal end of the syringe needle to establish a blunt penetration tip for the medical access device. When the body portion is in the covered position the nose member defines a passage into the syringe needle. | 10-30-2008 |
20080287882 | Syringe - A syringe ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080300549 | ANTI-NEEDLE STICK SAFETY DEVICE OR SYSTEM FOR USE WITH DRUGS REQUIRING RECONSTITUTION - The present disclosure describes a needle guard device or system that can be used with drugs requiring reconstitution. The needle guard is preferably a passive needle guard that can be used during reconstitution without activating the safety mechanism. Following administration of the medication, the needle guard shields a user from inadvertent needle sticks by extending a protective shield over the needle. | 12-04-2008 |
20080306451 | HINGED CAP FOR NEEDLE DEVICE - A hinged cap device for use with a syringe includes a base defining an interior cavity for mounting onto a tip and a cap connected to the base by a living hinge. The cap is moveable from a ready position to an open position to expose a needle, and from the open position to a secured position to prevent relative rotation between the cap and the base. A first latching mechanism is on the cap for engaging the needle, the first latching mechanism locatable on a first side of the needle in the ready position and locatable on a second side of the needle in the secured position. The needle is disengageable from the first latching mechanism in the ready position, and the needle is not disengageable from the first latching mechanism in the secured position. | 12-11-2008 |
20090024093 | PROTECTION DEVICE FOR PROTECTING AN INJECTION NEEDLE - The present invention relates to a protection device ( | 01-22-2009 |
20090043262 | Medical Needle Systems With Reset Devices for Medical Needle Shield Apparatus - A medical needle shield system is provided that includes a medical needle shield apparatus and a reset device. The reset device resets a safety housing on the medical needle. The reset device has alignment features which guide the safety housing towards reset features. The reset features pass through access features in the safety housing to reset the reset geometry so that the safety housing no longer sheathes a tip of the medical needle. | 02-12-2009 |
20090048566 | SAFETY SHIELD FOR MEDICAL NEEDLES - A medical needle shield apparatus is provided that includes a needle hub having a needle cannula extending therefrom. At least one shield is extensible from a retracted position to an extended position to enclose a distal end of the needle. The shield includes a binding member disposed within the shield and defines binding surfaces that form an aperture configured for slidable receipt of the inner needle. The binding member includes at least one drag inducing member that engages the inner needle during slidable receipt to create a drag force. The drag force facilitates rotation of the binding member such that the binding surfaces engage the inner needle to prevent slidable movement. The shield and/or hub includes a retention element engageable between the shield and hub and a sheath retention element. The hub includes a magnifier for viewing fluid flashback. | 02-19-2009 |
20090054849 | INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device | 02-26-2009 |
20090093771 | Single-Handedly Actuatable Shield - A needle shield is provided for a medical device having a needle cannula. The needle shield includes a guard that is slidably movable along the needle cannula from a proximal position where the tip of the needle cannula is exposed to a distal position where the tip of the needle cannula is shielded. A hinged arm connects the guard to the proximal end of the needle cannula. The hinged arm can be collapsed upon itself, such that the guard is adjacent to the proximal end of the needle cannula. The hinged arm can be extended to cause the guard to move distally along the needle cannula and into a position for shielding the tip of the needle cannula. Structure is provided to prevent excessive additional rotation of the hinged elements of the hinged guard after the tip of the needle cannula is shielded. | 04-09-2009 |
20090131876 | SHIELDABLE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY CONTAINING REDUCED STRESS LIVING HINGE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A shieldable needle assembly is provided containing a shield with one or more reduced stress living hinges ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090149817 | Pre-Filled Hypodermic Syringe Fitted With a Stoppering Device - A pre-filled hypodermic syringe includes a tubular body having two open ends and containing a fluid to be administered to a patient; a plunger which, having at one of its ends a piston mounted to slide in the tubular body, passes through the opening of the first end of the tubular body; a tip for connection in the form of a cone of the Luer or Luer-Lock type, for example for connecting to a needle or to a drip, intended to pass the fluid that is to be administered and comprising a tubular part communicating with the opening of the second end; the tip comprising an obturator connected by a frangible region to the free end of its tubular part, the syringe being made of a synthetic material and obtained by molding, the obturator being molded as one piece with the tip and the tubular body. | 06-11-2009 |
20090157012 | Syringe with extendable and retractable needle - A syringe for use with a carpule and needle is provided. The syringe comprises: (i) a holder for accepting the carpule, the holder comprising at least two linearly disposed first mating members; (ii) a plunger for engagement with the holder; and (iii) a shell for slidably housing the holder, the shell having a distal aperture and a proximal aperture, with a bore therebetween, the shell comprising at least one integral biased member proximate to the proximal aperture, the biased member having a second mating member proximate to a distal end, for mating with the first mating member, such that in a first position, the needle is housed within the shell and in a second position, the needle extends at least partially from the shell. | 06-18-2009 |
20090171297 | CONTAINER AND CAP ASSEMBLY - A substance delivery system may include a substance delivery device, a cap, and a removal device. The system may be designed for ease of use. The substance delivery device may include an elongated member adapted to interface with a body. Substance delivery devices may be designed allowing for a predetermined separation distance between the body of the device and end of an elongated member used to drive substance from the device. | 07-02-2009 |
20090177167 | Needle tip guard for percutaneous entry needles - A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle. | 07-09-2009 |
20090221972 | NEEDLE PROTECTION DEVICE WITH A BLOCKED PROTECTIVE POSITION - A needle protection device including a needle holder for operable coupling to an injection device and from which an injection needle projects, a blocking device which projects from the needle holder and is radially distanced from the injection needle, a needle protection element which can be moved into a first position and, from the first position, to a protection position in which it surrounds the injection needle, and which can be blocked from leaving the protection position by the blocking device, and a safety member arranged between the injection needle and the needle protection element in such a way that it can be displaced in relation to the injection needle, wherein the needle protection element includes an engagement element and the safety member includes a counter-element, the engagement element and counter-element mutually engaging when the needle protection element is moved into the first position, the needle protection element thereby entraining the safety member during movement of the needle protection element into the protection position. | 09-03-2009 |
20090254042 | NEEDLE PROTECTION DEVICE COMPRISING A DISTAL PROTECTION ELEMENT AND A PROXIMAL PROTECTION ELEMENT - A needle protection device detachably fixed to an injection appliance includes a needle, a needle holder from which a needle injection section of the needle projects distally and a needle connection section of the needle projects proximally, a distal needle protection element connected to the needle holder movable in the distal direction from a release position to a protection position and arranged behind the needle injection section in the release position and overlapping the needle injection section and distal end of the injection needle in the protection position, a proximal needle protection element connected to the needle holder movable from a release position and arranged behind the needle connection section into a protection position and overlapping the needle connection section and proximal end of the injection needle, and a blocking device which blocks movement of the proximal needle protection element from the protection position into the release position. | 10-08-2009 |
20090259196 | NEEDLE PROTECTION DEVICE WITH A BLOCKED PROTECTION POSITION - A needle protection device for use with an injection device, the needle protection device including a moveable needle protection element which moves through a release course of movement into a locking engagement position as a result of an elastic force, the locking engagement position being achieved when the needle protection element moves from a starting position to a triggering position, when the needle protection element moves over a small portion of the release course, and being maintained when the needle protection element is no longer subjected to an external force in the triggering position. | 10-15-2009 |
20090287160 | INJECTION NOZZLE CAP - The disclosed subject matter relates to an injection nozzle cap capable of being fittedly inserted in a space between an injection nozzle of a syringe having a cylindrical, female luer-lock fitting and the female luer-lock fitting. The injection nozzle cap can include a base portion and a cylindrical leg portion extending downwardly of the base portion. The cylindrical leg portion may include, on an outer wall thereof, a substantially annular, bulged portion and/or a ring. There can also be provided nozzle caps for pre-filled syringes, which can be securely and automatically capped at high speed on syringes having female luer-lock fittings without occurrence of their falling-off, for example, during filling of a drug solution. | 11-19-2009 |
20090292257 | Safety Shield System for Prefilled Syringe - A medical device is provided which includes a shield system and a syringe which is coupled to the shield system. The shield system includes a syringe holder and a shield which is slidably coupled to the holder. A spring resiliently urges the shield from a retracted position to an extended position. Stop members are provided on the holder and shield for maintaining the shield in the retracted position. The syringe is slidably coupled to the holder, and extends within the shield. Axial movement of the syringe with respect to the holder causes disengagement of the stop members, allowing the spring to move the shield to the extended position. Detents are provided on the holder for maintaining the shield in the extended position. | 11-26-2009 |
20090299295 | NEEDLE COVER ASSEMBLY FOR A SYRINGE - A single-use cover assembly that obscures a substantial majority or an entirety of an injection needle from view before, during, and after an injection procedure. The cover assembly includes a housing and a needle sleeve that retracts and extends by sliding axially within the housing. The needle sleeve carries a locking collar that moves from a first position to a second position once the needle sleeve is fully retracted. In the first position the locking collar allows retraction of the needle sleeve from a fully extended position. In the second position, a portion of the locking collar covers a tip of the needle, thereby preventing retraction of the needle sleeve from the fully extended position. | 12-03-2009 |
20090318877 | NEEDLE SAFETY DEVICE - A device grips the sheath of a medical needle so that the needle can be retracted from it with one hand and to hold the sheath while the needle is in use. The device has at least two elements that are resiliency connected together, with openings formed within the elements into which the sheath can be pushed. The elements and openings act as a valve that allows the sheath to be pushed into the openings but prevents the sheath from being pulled out of the openings as a result of two holes to be out of alignment thus gripping the sheath. The device also holds the sheath against rotating so that a syringe can be twisted off the needle. The device allows the needle to be sheathed after use with reduced risk of needle stick injury. | 12-24-2009 |
20090326477 | Medical Needle Safety Devices - A safety device for shielding the sharp tip of a medical needle has a needle mount which either directly supports a medical needle, or indirectly supports the needle for instance where the needle is provided as a part of a syringe. A sleeve is carried directly or indirectly on the needle mount and is slidably movable to a needle shielding position where the sleeve surrounds the needle sharp tip. A spring including forwardly projecting spring blades when sufficiently loaded acts on an internal conical surface of the sleeve to drive the sleeve to its shielding position and a locking mechanism then locks the sleeve in that position. A camming mechanism serves to load the spring blades in the course of the use of the safety device such that thereafter the interaction of the blades with the conical surface urges the sleeve to its shielding position, the camming mechanism being activated by movement of the sleeve to expose the needle for use. | 12-31-2009 |
20100004602 | Piercing Member Protection Device - The present invention relates to a piercing member protection device ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100010453 | Lockable shield for a syringe - The invention is a shield ( | 01-14-2010 |
20100016804 | NEEDLE TIP SPRING PROTECTOR - A needle tip spring protector for a needle having a proximal end, a distal end, and a shaft extending therebetween. The needle tip spring protector includes a spring that circumferentially surrounds a portion of the needle shaft and is restrained in a state wherein its inner diameter is large enough to allow the shaft to move freely within the spring. When the needle is moved to a position in which its distal end is at least partly within the spring, at least one of the ends of the spring releases from restraint such that the spring automatically returns to a state in which its inner diameter is sized so as to grippingly engage the shaft of the needle. Thus, after activation, the spring securely surrounds the distal end of the needle to protect healthcare workers and others from accidental contact with the needle's distal end. When used in conjunction with a catheter assembly, the needle tip spring protector may passively release from the catheter hub after the spring is automatically activated. | 01-21-2010 |
20100016805 | Safety device for an injection device - A safety device for an injection device including a protective sheath driven by a spring, the safety device being capable of taking an injection configuration in which the sheath allows an injection needle to be left uncovered, and a safe configuration in which the sheath enables the injection needle to be covered; retractable catches for retaining the spring, the retractable catches retaining the spring under stress in such a manner as to hold the safety device in the injection configuration; and deactivation mechanism for deactivating the retractable catches, enabling the safety device to take a storage configuration in which the retractable catches are not subjected to stress from the spring. | 01-21-2010 |
20100036325 | Medical Needle Safety Device - A safety device for a medical needle having a sharp tip and a mount spaced from the tip includes a tubular support for the needle mount and a protective sleeve carried by the support for sliding movement between a retracted position and a protecting position. A slot is formed in the sleeve with portions of greater width at the forward and rearward ends of the slot. The tubular support has a guide element slidably received in the slot and a locking element deformable inwardly of the sleeve and receivable in the greater width portions of the slot. The locking element is profiled to permit forward sliding movement of the sleeve from its retracted position but when received in the rearward portion of the slot, then resists rearward sliding movement of the sleeve. | 02-11-2010 |
20100036326 | Disposable injector comprising at least one draw hook and a sliding wedge-type gear for unlocking a locking element - A disposable injector with a housing ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100042053 | SAFETY SYRINGE - An improved safety hypodermic syringe includes a reciprocal tubular needle sheath disposed on the exterior of the syringe body, a latch mechanism engaging the syringe body and the sheath to latch the sheath in a needle-covering position after delivering contents from the syringe body, and a spring engaging the syringe body and the sheath and expandable to move the sheath to cover the needle point, where the spring is a non-uniform helical spring having multiple 360° turns each turn uniformly spaced from adjacent turns, each 360° turn comprising first and second alternating angled portions, the first of the alternating angled portions being at a first angle to a plane perpendicular to an axis through the center of the helical spring and the second angled portions being at a second lesser angle to the plane perpendicular to the axis. | 02-18-2010 |
20100063454 | Latching Blocking Mechanisms and Safety Medical Needle Assemblies - A latching blocking mechanism includes a static component ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100063455 | SAFETY NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present safety needle assembly include a slidable needle shield. Digital pressure applied to a leaf spring retention latch removes a compressive force from a biasing member and automatically moves the needle shield from a ready-to-use configuration to a protected configuration in which the needle shield covers the sharp needle tip. In the protected configuration the needle shield is prevented from sliding proximally along the needle a sufficient distance to expose the needle tip. | 03-11-2010 |
20100076382 | SAFETY NEEDLE ACCESSORY - A safety needle accessory includes a hub ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100081999 | SYRINGE, IN PARTICULAR FOR VETERINARY-MEDICINE APPLICATIONS - A syringe for veterinary-medicine applications has a main body with a syringe cylinder whose discharge-side end is connected to a cannula and in which a piston connected to a piston rod is situated so it is displaceable. The syringe includes a protective module including protective cap and a securing element. The protective cap is mounted so it is displaceable on the main body, which receives the cannula in its first terminal position so that the front end thereof does not protrude from the protective cap. The securing element can be moved from a first securing position into a second securing position and then into a third securing position. The securing element releases a locking of the piston rod relative to displacements, so that the piston can be moved in the syringe cylinder in the direction toward the discharge-side end using the piston rod. | 04-01-2010 |
20100087784 | Safety Needle Assembly - A safety needle assembly comprises a cannula holding member, a cannula fixed to the cannula holding member, and a safety device mounted on the cannula holding member. The cannula holding member includes one or more outwardly directed fins extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the cannula holding member. The safety device includes a collar adapted to be mounted on the cannula holding member and a sheath. The sheath possesses an interior bounded by a back wall and a pair of oppositely positioned side walls, and also includes an opening positioned opposite the back wall. The sheath is also provided with at least one fin engaging member connected to the back wall and extending from the back wall in a direction toward the opening. The fin engaging member is spaced from the side walls of the sheath. The sheath is pivotally connected to the collar to pivot in a closing direction toward the cannula so that during pivoting of the sheath in the closing direction the cannula passes through the opening in the sheath and is positioned in the interior of the sheath to be covered by the sheath, with the distal end portion of the at least one fin engaging member automatically engaging at least one of the fins on the cannula holding member when the cannula is positioned within the interior of the sheath to lock the sheath relative to the cannula holding member to prevent the sheath from being pivoted away from the cannula. | 04-08-2010 |
20100114035 | BACK NEEDLE - A needle assembly for an injection device comprising a needle cannula which is mounted in a hub connectable to an injection device, and which needle assembly comprises a back needle. Further the needle assembly is provided with means which, when activated, prevents a user from physically contacting the back needle. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114036 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR A NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - The invention provides a protective device ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100137810 | SAFETY GUARDS FOR SYRINGE NEEDLE - A safety guard ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100152670 | SAFETY NEEDLE CAP FOR SYRINGE - A safety needle cap for enclosing a needle assembly of a syringe therein includes a tubular cap body having opposite open end and closed end. The cap body is internally provided near the open end with a plurality of radially inward protruded ribs, and is formed on one side with a slit extended from the open end in a length direction of the cap body, so that the needle assembly can be set in the cap body via the slit in a cross sectional direction of the needle assembly. Therefore, a user is protected against stabbing by a sharp tip of the needle assembly. A length of the slit near the open end of the cap body has two outward expanded lateral edges to provide a flared cross section thereat, enabling the needle assembly to be more easily set in the safety needle cap via the slit. | 06-17-2010 |
20100160869 | Medical Needle Assemblies - A safety arrangement for a medical needle 15 has a support 14 for carrying the mount end of the needle, and a sleeve 16 slidably mounted on the support 14 for movement from an initial position to a retracted position and then back to a protecting position where the sleeve 16 covers the tip 21 of the needle 15. A spring 32 urges the sleeve towards its protecting position and a blocking member 23 projects forwardly from the support 14 and is movable between non-blocking and blocking positions. In the non-blocking position the sleeve 16 is free to slide from its initial position to its retracted position. On movement of the sleeve to its protecting position, the blocking member 23 moves to lie between the support 14 and sleeve 16 to prevent subsequent movement of the sleeve away from its protecting position. A control member 27 for the blocking member 23 is slidable within the sleeve from a first position at the rearward end of the sleeve to a second position forwardly therefrom. The sleeve is translucent or transparent and the control member is of a strongly coloured material so that when the arrangement has been used, the control member is clearly visible within the sleeve to indicate the device has been used and the sleeve is locked against rearward movement. | 06-24-2010 |
20100217204 | Plunger Rod Head for Activating Needle Safety Device - A passive needle safety device for protecting the needle of an injection syringe after medication has been delivered to a patient comprising a body that can hold a syringe, a telescoping guard fitting over the body, and a spring deployed between the guard and body such that the guard is urged in an extend configuration distally relative to the body, the improvement comprising, trigger fingers for holding the guard and body together in an un-extended configuration against the force of the spring, and a plunger rod with a plunger head which pushes against the trigger fingers, the head having an angled surface that provides a lateral component of force to the trigger fingers to displace them from the latched configuration to an unlatched configuration. | 08-26-2010 |
20100217205 | SYRINGE DEVICE COMPRISING A SYRINGE BODY AND A BEARING SLEEVE - The invention relates to a device comprising a syringe body ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100234811 | SHIELDABLE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY WITH BIASED SAFETY SHIELD - A needle assembly for an injection device comprising a needle cannula which is mounted in a hub connectable to an injection device, and a biasing shield which is telescopically guided relative to the hub between a position in which the needle cannula is covered and a position in which at least the sharp end of the needle cannula is exposed, such that an injection can be performed without visual contact with the needle cannula. Further releasable locking means is provided such that the user can lock or unlock the shield to perform the telescopically movement. In order to release the shield, the injection device itself can be utilized as the key for unlocking. | 09-16-2010 |
20100262083 | AUTOINJECTOR WITH DEACTIVATING MEANS MOVEABLE BY A SAFETY SHIELD - The invention relates to an injection device ( | 10-14-2010 |
20100262084 | DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC INJECTION OF A PRODUCT IN AN INJECTION SITE - According to the invention, first and second locking means ( | 10-14-2010 |
20100262085 | Pre-Filled Plunger System and Method - An apparatus for delivering a fluid involving a syringe body, a needle, a guard, a biasing element, and a plunger is described. In some versions, the plunger may comprise a pre-filled cartridge. The pre-filled cartridge itself may therefore act as a plunger. In some versions, the needle may be in communication with the syringe body. The pre-filled cartridge may be operable to distally advance within the syringe body. During the advancement of the pre-filled cartridge, a fluid in the pre-filled cartridge may be released and the guard may be distally extended to cover at least a portion of the needle. | 10-14-2010 |
20100262086 | Passive Safety System with Pre-Filled Cartridge - An apparatus involving a syringe body, a needle, a guard, a biasing element, and a pre-filled cartridge is described. In some versions, the guard is able to move distally as a result of the movement of the pre-filled cartridge. In some versions, the biasing element is a spring. The spring may aid in the distal movement of the guard. In some versions, as the guard extends in the distal direction, the guard covers a portion of the needle. As the guard extends to cover a portion of the needle, the guard may help prevent accidental sticking from the needle. | 10-14-2010 |
20100268170 | AUTOINJECTOR - The invention relates to an autoinjector ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100274199 | SAFETY NEEDLE - A safety needle for automatically covering a needle tip following removal of the needle from a patient includes a hub mounted to the needle. A slidable sleeve is slidably mounted to the hub and has an extended position in which a tip of the needle is located inside the slidable sleeve and a retracted position in which the tip of the needle projects from the slidable sleeve. An outer surface of the hub deflects the slidable sleeve in a radial direction as the slidable sleeve slides in an axial direction toward a receiving end of the hub. A spring member is mounted to the slidable sleeve proximate the mounting end. A displacement force urges the slidable sleeve toward the retracted position and generates a restoring force within the spring member. The restoring force urges the slidable sleeve to move toward the injection end of the needle hub and into the extended position upon removal of the displacement force. | 10-28-2010 |
20100286623 | Medical Needle Safety Device - A safety device for a medical needle ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100292653 | AUTOINJECTOR WITH TRIGGER POSITIONABLE IN ACTIVE POSITION BY MOVEMENT OF A SAFETY SHIELD AND INDICATION OF THE ACTIVE POSITION - The invention relates to an automatic injection device ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100292654 | PEN NEEDLE WITH QUICK RELEASE AND/OR REMOVAL SYSTEM - An injection device tip includes a body configured to be removably connected to an injection device and a needle having a portion projecting from a proximal end of the body. The body at least one of has flexible portions which can be deflected inwardly to cause release of an engagement between the body and a proximal end of the injection device, has two oppositely arranged flexible portions arranged outside an imaginary circle defined by an outside surface of two opposite portions arranged between the two oppositely arranged flexible portions, is generally oval in shape, is generally rectangular in shape, is generally square in shape, and is non-circular in shape. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 11-18-2010 |
20100292655 | Passive Syringe with Internal Release - An apparatus having a syringe body, a plunger, a guard, a biasing member, a needle, and a release mechanism is described. In some versions, the release mechanism may include a flexible hinge mechanism. In some versions, the guard may have a retracted position and an extended position in communication with the flexible hinge mechanism. In some versions, the guard may have a first position and a second position in communication with a release mechanism. | 11-18-2010 |
20100298780 | Automatic Injection Device with Actively Triggered Syringe Withdrawal - The present invention relates to an injection device, comprising a housing ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100324492 | INJECTION DEVICE PREVENTING THE RETURN OF THE PISTON WHEN THE SAFETY SYSTEM IS DEPLOYED - The present invention relates to an injection device ( | 12-23-2010 |
20110015579 | Safety Reset Key and Needle Assembly - A needle assembly includes a mounting structure and a needle mounted on the mounting structure and extending outwardly from the mounting structure. The needle has a longitudinal axis, a sharp end and a central axial passageway. A safety shield is associated with the needle and includes a tubular housing having distal and proximal ends. The distal end of the housing has a funnel-shaped surface. A reset key is configured to engage the distal end of the housing. The reset key includes a support. A shaft extending from the support is adapted for inserting into the distal end the housing. The funnel-shaped surface guides the shaft into the housing to register the reset key with the safety shield. | 01-20-2011 |
20110022001 | PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A pen needle assembly is provided herein having a hub with a distal end and a proximal end; a needle fixed to the hub and having a distal end, for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end; an inner shield disposed proximally of the hub; a spring disposed between the inner shield and the hub and configured to bias the hub distally; an outer shield with a distal end, a proximal end, and a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle with at least portions located radially outward further from the needle than the inner shield such that the outer shield at least partially encases the hub, the needle, the inner shield, and the spring; and a releasable retaining assembly configured to releasably retain the hub in a first locked state against the biasing of the spring. The distal end of the needle is covered by the outer shield with the hub being in a first locked state. Upon release of the releasable retaining assembly, the hub moves under force of the spring to an unlocked second state. In the unlocked second state, the distal end of the needle extends distally from the distal end of the outer shield. Advantageously, with the arrangement of the subject invention, an injection may be conducted properly by a person apprehensive of seeing a needle during a medical injection and may also help a person insert the needle at the proper angle. | 01-27-2011 |
20110034880 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING AN INJECTION APPARATUS, IN PARTICULAR AN INJECTION APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL USE, SUCH AS A SYRINGE - This device ( | 02-10-2011 |
20110046564 | PROTECTIVE NEEDLE SHIELD - A needle shield assembly for enclosing a needle cannula includes a needle cannula having a needle hub at a proximal end thereof and a sharp distal end. A needle shield adapter is mounted to the needle hub and a needle shield is connected to the adapter. The needle shield is moveable between a first position enclosing the needle cannula and a second position exposing the needle cannula for use. | 02-24-2011 |
20110054411 | Patient-Contact Activated Needle Stick Safety Device - A device that is used in conjunction with a needle-based medication injection device (e.g. a prefilled syringe) that prevents needle stick injuries after the medication has been injected into a patient. The used needle is shielded by a cylindrical needle guard that surrounds and extends beyond the needle tip. In a preferred embodiment, before the needle is inserted into the patient, the needle guard projects forward to substantially hide visibility of the needle for safety and to reduce patient anxiety. | 03-03-2011 |
20110077600 | Needle Assembly - A needle assembly | 03-31-2011 |
20110082428 | Safety structure for covering syringe needle - A safety structure for covering a syringe needle includes a safety sleeve and a hub provided with a sideward projection. The safety sleeve is fitted around the hub and provided with an axial sliding slot, a locating slot laterally extended from the sliding slot, a locating hole located at a bottom of the locating slot behind a locating section, and two opposing protrusions located in the locating slot between the sliding slot and the locating section. When the projection is abutted on a bottom of the sliding slot, the needle is exposed from the safety sleeve; when the projection is reversibly located behind the two opposing protrusions, the needle is temporarily enclosed in the safety sleeve and protected against contamination; and when the projection is moved behind the locating section into the locating hole, the needle is permanently enclosed in the safety sleeve without the risk of stabbing a user. | 04-07-2011 |
20110092914 | RETRACTABLE SYRINGE - A syringe including a barrel, a needle subassembly holder positioned in the barrel, and a needle subassembly positioned in the holder. The needle subassembly includes a needle hub releasably connected to the holder and a needle connected to the hub. Further, the syringe includes a piston slidably received by the barrel. The piston includes a piston body and a piston head having a releasable portion temporarily covering a hatchway. The piston also includes a valve positioned proximal of the hatchway and movable between blocking and passing positions. A user may push the piston distally beyond an injected position in which the piston head contacts the holder causing the holder to move distally and the hub to contact the barrel, causing the barrel to bow, thereby storing potential energy. When the potential energy reaches a threshold amount sufficient to overcome forces holding the hub in the holder, the barrel rebounds toward its un-bowed shape thereby propelling the needle hub and needle proximally past the releasable portion and the valve and into the piston body. The valve then automatically returns to the blocking position thereby ensuring that the needle subassembly does not move proximally out of the piston body. | 04-21-2011 |
20110092915 | PALM ACTIVATED DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - Disclosed is a device for the parenteral delivery of a medication, such as a drug. The device includes upper and lower housings in which the upper housing is configured to move relative to the lower housing as a result of application of an external force to permit the user of the device to control the rate at which the drug is administered. | 04-21-2011 |
20110098656 | AUTO-INJECTION DEVICE WITH NEEDLE PROTECTING CAP HAVING OUTER AND INNER SLEEVES - An injection device | 04-28-2011 |
20110098657 | Reusable Auto-Injector - An injection device comprises a first sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly comprises a chamber for holding a fluid. The chamber comprises an inner surface and an exit aperture. The first sub-assembly comprises a stopper movably disposed within the chamber and having an outer surface substantially in contact with the inner surface about its perimeter. The first sub-assembly comprises an adapter adapted to transfer fluid into the chamber. | 04-28-2011 |
20110112486 | NEEDLE PROTECTION ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKING ELEMENT - The application relates to a needle protection assembly ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110125100 | INJECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to an injection device ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110152783 | AUTOMATIC NEEDLE DEVICE - An automatic needle device including a housing element, at least one resilient element arranged to be located within the housing element, at least one needle bearing element adapted, when actuated, to be displaced by the at least one resilient element with respect to the housing element from a non-penetration position to a penetration position and a needle guard adapted for positioning with respect to the housing element and wherein displacement of the needle guard is operative to actuate displacement of the at least one needle bearing element from the non-penetration position to the penetration position. | 06-23-2011 |
20110160675 | SAFETY PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - In one aspect, a safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub with a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end, formed for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end. The assembly further includes a shield and a biasing member disposed between the hub and the shield configured to urge the shield distally. A protrusion extends from at least one of the hub and the shield with a channel being formed in at least the other of the hub and the shield. The channel is formed to accommodate the protrusion. The shield is movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the shield is spaced from the distal end of the needle such that the distal end of the needle is exposed. In the second position, the shield covers the distal end of the needle. The channel guides the protrusion as the shield moves from the first position to the second position. With this arrangement, a shield may be directed to move in a desired path with stability. In addition, the distal end of the needle may be initially exposed to permit visual confirmation of priming, while allowing the shield to cover a majority of the needle to minimize any needle-related anxiety. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160676 | Medical Needle Assembly - A needle assembly for an injection pen ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110178472 | AUTOMATIC NEEDLE FOR DRUG PUMP - A needle assembly adapted for fluid communication with a vial containing a substance to be delivered to a subject, the needle assembly including a needle held in a needle holder, the needle holder confined to move in a housing, and an activation mechanism for activating delivery of the substance through the needle, the activation mechanism including a safety latch that initially impedes movement of the needle holder, wherein when the safety latch is placed on the subject, the safety latch moves to a position that permits moving the needle holder to cause the needle to protrude outwards of the housing to pierce the subject to allow administration of the substance to the subject, characterized by a biasing device arranged to apply a biasing force on the needle to cause the needle to protrude outwards of the housing to pierce the subject, and needle release apparatus including a needle arrestor that initially blocks movement of the biasing device and which releases the biasing device when the safety latch moves to the position that permits moving the needle holder to cause the needle to protrude outwards of the housing. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178473 | Safety Pen Needle Assembly - A safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a tubular carrier ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110196311 | INJECTION DEVICES - An injection device has a main drive module which can be screwed into the back of a syringe housing to prepare the injector ready for use. The drive module has a firing button and a drive plunger released for forward movement by pressing the firing button. The syringe housing slideably receives a syringe holder whose forward movement is initially prevented by internally directed barbs on a cylindrical latching sleeve. The latching sleeve is acted upon by a release ring on the drive module such that as the drive module is screwed onto the syringe housing, the release ring splays the cylindrical shell to release the syringe carrier for forward movement. The barbs also act as a latch to capture the syringe carrier in its rearward position when the drive module is unscrewed from the syringe housing, which returns the barbs to their initial position before the syringe holder returns to its initial position. | 08-11-2011 |
20110208126 | LOCKABLE SHIELD ASSEMBLY FOR A SYRINGE - A lockable shield assembly for a syringe is described. The lockable shield assembly includes a moveable sleeve adapted to slide longitudinally along a body of the syringe from a retracted position where the needle of the syringe is exposed to an extended position wherein the moveable sleeve covers the needle. The assembly further includes a saddle member for attachment to the body of the syringe with the saddle member including a resilient tongue biased outwardly from the saddle member, wherein the resilient tongue engages with an abutment region located on the inner surface of the moveable sleeve to prevent retraction of the moveable sleeve when it has been moved to the extended position. | 08-25-2011 |
20110213313 | SAFETY ASSEMBLY FOR A SYRINGE - A safety support device for a syringe comprises a support sheath ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110213314 | Injection Device - The present invention relates to an injection device comprising a medicament container ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110224621 | AUTO INJECTOR WITH CHANGING ANCHOR LOCATIONS FOR A MECHANICAL DRIVER - The present invention relates to a disposable auto injector that can be safely operated for automatic injection of a dose of medication and having a housing for accommodation of a syringe with a needle, the syringe being movably positioned in the housing between a first position in which position the needle is accommodated inside the housing and a second position in which position the needle protrudes outside the housing, a mechanical driver anchored to the housing at a first anchor location for applying a force to the syringe thereby moving the syringe from the first position to the second position, and wherein the mechanical driver is also configured for applying a force to the syringe by anchoring the mechanical driver to a different second anchor location. | 09-15-2011 |
20110230844 | Glass Syringe with Retractable Needle - A syringe, particularly preferred for use as a prefilled syringe, that has a retractable needle and is characterized by a liquid containment chamber of variable volume, the liquid containment chamber being further defined by surfaces made of glass or an elastomeric material, and not of plastic, and the syringe having no glass part directly contacting another glass part. | 09-22-2011 |
20110257603 | SAFETY PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING SHIELDING FOR PATIENT AND NON-PATIENT ENDS - A safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub and a needle fixed to the hub. Further, a first shield is provided, along with a second shield which has a biasing element disposed to urge the second shield proximally towards a proximal end of the needle. The assembly further includes a releasable retaining assembly for releasably retaining the second shield in an initial position against the force of the biasing element. A predetermined extent of movement of the first shield causes the retaining assembly to release the second shield, and, wherein, with the second shield being released, the second shield is urged proximally by the biasing element to a second position where the second shield covers the proximal end of the needle. Advantageously, with the subject invention, an assembly is provided which allows for passive activation of a shield on a non-patient end of a pen needle assembly by a patient-end shield. | 10-20-2011 |
20110270198 | NEEDLE PROTECTION ASSEMBLY - The application relates to a needle protection assembly ( | 11-03-2011 |
20110276007 | SAFETY NEEDLE DEVICE - A safety needle device comprising a needle cannula, a hub including locking element, a compression spring and a needle guard including a tip portion opening along the injection axis for the needle cannula, wall portion and resilient locking portion, which is resilient radially and perpendicularly with respect to the injection axis, the resilient locking portion being operative to move rearwardly with respect to the locking element along a first surface of the locking element during injection, against the urging of the spring, and to move forwardly with respect to the locking element along a second surface of the locking element following injection, under the urging of the spring, into locking engagement with the locking element preventing further movement of the needle guard along the injection axis, the first and second surfaces being mutually spaced from each other along an axis extending radially and perpendicularly with respect to the injection axis. | 11-10-2011 |
20110282297 | TAMPER EVIDENT NEEDLE GUARD FOR SYRINGES - A medicine injection device comprises a cartridge having a cartridge barrel and a plunger having a plunger shaft slidable within the cartridge barrel. The cartridge may have, e.g., a pre-filled medicine. The medicine injection device farther comprises a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a cavity in which the cartridge barrel is disposed. The proximal end of the body may optionally form a finger grip. The medicine injection device further comprises a plunger locking mechanism attached to the proximal end of the body. The plunger locking mechanism comprises a member with an aperture slidably engaged with the plunger shaft. The locking mechanism is configured for preventing the plunger from being removed from the cartridge barrel. For example, the plunger shaft may include a locking stop, e.g., a flange, that engages with the aperture in an interference arrangement. | 11-17-2011 |
20110288490 | ENVELOPING NEEDLE STICK PROTECTION DEVICE - A needle stick protection device includes a housing shaped and dimensioned for positioning about a syringe including a needle extending therefrom. The housing includes a first housing member telescopically coupled to a second housing member. The first housing member includes a first end shaped and dimensioned for receiving the syringe and a second end. The second housing member includes a first end and a substantially closed second end. The second end includes an aperture shaped and dimensioned to permit the passage of the needle therethrough. A locking assembly is associated with the first housing member and the second housing member for selectively controlling movement of the first housing member relative to the second housing member. | 11-24-2011 |
20110288491 | SAFETY NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A safety needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub; a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end, formed for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end; a first shield having a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle, wherein in an initial state, the first shield extends from the hub; a second shield having a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle; a biasing element disposed to urge the second shield distally towards the distal end of the needle; and, a releasable retaining arrangement for releasably retaining the second shield in a first state. Upon a predetermined extent of proximal movement of the first shield relative to the hub, the second shield is released thereby allowing the biasing element to urge the second shield to a second state in which the distal end of the needle is covered. Advantageously, with the arrangement of the subject invention, two shields are provided for at least partially covering a needle with one of the shields acting as a trigger. | 11-24-2011 |
20110301547 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MEDICAL SYRINGE - Systems and methods for administering drugs to a patient, including a syringe system. The syringe system includes a plastic needle coupled to an end of a syringe barrel, the needle including a proximal taper and a distal taper. A cannula assembly is removably coupled to the plastic needle, the cannula including mating surfaces for the proximal and distal tapers of the plastic needle. The syringe system can also include a cannula cover with a first and second end with different sizes to respectively attach to the cannula assembly and the barrel when the cannula assembly is removed. The cannula may have a distal tip cut at an angle to ensure maximum removal of drug from a given vial. | 12-08-2011 |
20110306937 | MAGNETIC SAFETY NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A safety needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub; a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end formed for insertion into a patient; a shield moveable relative to the hub from a first position, where the shield covers the distal end of the needle, to a second position, where the distal end of the needle is exposed and not covered by the shield; a first magnetic element fixed to the hub; and, a second magnetic element fixed to the shield. The first and second magnetic elements are configured so as to define a repulsive force therebetween which urges the first and second magnetic elements apart. The repulsive force urges the shield towards the first position. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a safety needle assembly may be provided which includes a minimal number of parts, without sacrificing reliability. | 12-15-2011 |
20110306938 | SAFETY SYRINGE FOR AUTOINJECTOR - A safety syringe assembly ( | 12-15-2011 |
20110313364 | AUTOINJECTORS - An autoinjector includes front and rear separable housing parts | 12-22-2011 |
20110319832 | PROTECTIVE GUARD FOR NEEDLES OF INJECTION DEVICES HAVING REMOVABLE NEEDLE ASSEMBLIES - Protection for the otherwise exposed sharp point of a needle of an injection device. A two part cover for the needle comprises a stationary base which engages the injection device, and a relatively movable cover. The cover is guided to slide longitudinally along the base by a groove-and-projection system. The projection is held in an initial position, and slides along the groove during injection. At the end of the injection, the projection is immobilized in the groove at a final position, and immobilizes the moveable cover in a deployed position covering the needle. | 12-29-2011 |
20110319833 | PROTECTIVE GUARD FOR NEEDLES OF INJECTION DEVICES - A self-deploying cover for protection against unintended pricks from injection devices. The cover comprises a base which engages the injection device, and a protective sleeve which covers the sharp point and moves relative to the base to expose and cover the sharp point. The sleeve is guided by a projection which rides within a generally V-shaped groove formed in the base. The groove comprises deflectable arms which deflect to pass the projection, but which oppose return of the projection after passing. The sleeve is spring urged to the extended position and is automatically withdrawn during injections. After an injection, the sleeve is locked into the extended position by the last deflectable arm. | 12-29-2011 |
20120004619 | NEEDLE PROTECTIVE DEVICE - A needle protective device is provided for reducing inadvertent needle sticks. The needle protective device includes a tubular member that is attached to a base cap. A spring and a shield are positioned in the base cap to selectively cover an access hole of the chamber so that after use of the needle, a needle tip and blood-borne pathogens on the needle are encased within the base cap. The device is selectively pre-activated and is configured such that when activated, the needle tip is contained in the base cap and the device becomes un-usable. | 01-05-2012 |
20120022464 | Dual Chamber Passive Retraction Needle Syringe - Embodiments of a retractable syringe assembly are provided that include a dual syringe barrel configuration. In one or more embodiments, the assemblies include a fluid barrel for retaining fluid and a retraction barrel for housing the retraction feature and the needle hub assembly. The assemblies include a trigger element that moves with the plunger rod to activate the retraction feature within the retraction mechanism. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022465 | AUTOINJECTOR - An autoinjector comprising an outer housing in which is mounted a syringe comprising
| 01-26-2012 |
20120022466 | Apparatus for Injecting a Pharmaceutical with Automatic Syringe Retraction Following Injection - A pharmaceutical delivery apparatus with an automatic syringe retraction following a manually controlled injection. The apparatus includes a housing ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120041385 | Attachable Needle Changing Device For Medicament Delivery Device - An attachable needle storage device is provided with a main body and a rotatable sleeve and a plurality of new needles stored within the sleeve, a leaf spring to direct each needle into a circumferential position of the pen body when rotated, and a ramp to move the needle into an axial position of the pen body when retracted or pulled rearward by the user. The attachable needle storage device is configured to attach to a pen device in a manner substantially the same as a conventional needle hub. In doing so, the rotation of the sleeve can be used to rotate a new needle onto a shuttle, and the retraction of the device can be used to cause a ramp to engage the needle and needle hub, moving the needle toward the axial position of the pen body and the septum. Once under the septum, the user continues pulling the device rearward, such that the needle is then moved rearward, pierces the septum of the medicament cartridge and exposes the distal end of the needle for injection. After use, a needle shield is used to unlock a compressed spring, which is configured to pull the needle from the septum, and return the device to the transport state, after which the previous steps can be repeated. | 02-16-2012 |
20120065593 | Injection Device - An injection device | 03-15-2012 |
20120095408 | INJECTION DEVICES - An injection device includes a multi-use drive assembly | 04-19-2012 |
20120101448 | Safe Disposable Injector with Changeable and Automatically Retractable Needle - A safe disposable injector with a changeable and automatically retractable needle includes a needle cylinder ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120116319 | AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120123349 | SYRINGE SHARP TIP GUARD - A guard for the sharp tip of a needle of an injection syringe. The guard may comprise two components which are separate from and readily attachable to the syringe. One component is stationary and the other movable relative to the syringe. The movable member moves by expanding longitudinally to cover the otherwise exposed needle tip when the plunger of the syringe is depressed beyond a predetermined degree. The stationary member releasably holds the movable member in the initial position, and releases the movable member to expand and thus deploy when the predetermined degree of depression is imposed by the user of the syringe. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123350 | Injection Device - The present invention relates to an injection device comprises a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal ends; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing and protruding a distance outside the proximal end of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism comprising a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged to the needle shield sleeve, wherein said syringe carrier comprises a syringe having a medicament and a needle; a first activator member slidably and coaxially arranged to the housing and connected to said needle shield sleeve; an actuating member slidaby and coaxially arranged to the first activator member; a drive mechanism slidably and coaxially arranged to the actuating member and to the syringe carrier mechanism, said drive mechanism being controlled by the actuating member; a second activator member slidably and coaxially arranged to the distal end of the housing and fixedly connected to the actuating member; wherein the first and the second activator members are coaxially movable relative each other from a non-activation position wherein the activator members are abutting to each other to an activation position wherein the activator members are co-acting independent of the sequence in which said activator members are activated; and wherein only in the activation position is the actuating member capable of releasing the drive mechanism to move said syringe carrier mechanism for penetrating the needle and to deliver said medicament though the needle. | 05-17-2012 |
20120143145 | SAFETY PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING SHIELD FOR NON-PATIENT END - A safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub; a needle fixed to the hub having a distal end, formed for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end; a shield; a biasing means disposed to urge the shield from a first position to a second position; and, at least one adjustable tab or locking finger on the hub, the tab or finger being adjustable from a first state to a second state. With the tab or finger being in a first state, the tab or finger interferingly engages the shield so as to restrict movement thereof. The tab or finger in the first state retains the shield in its first position with the proximal end of the needle being exposed. With the tab or finger being in the second state, the tab or finger does not interferingly engage with the shield. As such, the shield is permitted to be urged proximally to the second position by the biasing means. In the second position, the shield covers the proximal end of the needle. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a mechanism is provided for shielding a proximal, or non-patient, end of a pen needle, particularly after use. | 06-07-2012 |
20120150125 | Safety Pen Needle Device - The present invention relates to a safety pen needle device comprising a first needle shield ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120179110 | NEEDLE PROTECTION DEVICE COMPRISING A DISTAL PROTECTION ELEMENT AND A PROXIMAL PROTECTION ELEMENT - A needle protection device detachably fixed to an injection appliance includes a needle, a needle holder from which a needle injection section of the needle projects distally and a needle connection section of the needle projects proximally, a distal needle protection element connected to the needle holder movable in the distal direction from a release position to a protection position and arranged behind the needle injection section in the release position and overlapping the needle injection section and distal end of the injection needle in the protection position, a proximal needle protection element connected to the needle holder movable from a release position and arranged behind the needle connection section into a protection position and overlapping the needle connection section and proximal end of the injection needle, and a blocking device which blocks movement of the proximal needle protection element from the protection position into the release position. | 07-12-2012 |
20120184918 | Medicament Delivery Device - A medicament delivery device has a housing and a sleeve; a shield within and protruding from the housing; a container having a delivery member, a chamber containing a medicament, and a piston; a drive mechanism having a spring and a plunger rod in contact with the piston; and a container holder having a first locking device releasably connected to a corresponding locking device on the sleeve for holding the holder in an initial state against the drive mechanism and a second locking device surrounded by the sleeve and releasably connected to a corresponding locking device on the plunger rod for protecting the piston from force from the drive mechanism until the holder has moved a certain predetermined distance. The shield releases the first locking device when the shield is pressed against a medicament delivery site, whereby the drive mechanism forces the holder the certain predetermined distance. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191047 | INJECTOR - An injector including a syringe arranged along a longitudinal axis, a removable cover for removable engagement with the syringe and a cover removal assembly including an outer portion which is engagable by a user and is movable axially in a cover disengagement direction along an axial travel path with respect to the longitudinal axis and an inner portion which includes at least one engagement portion which is engagable with the removable cover, whereby axial movement of the inner portion in the cover disengagement direction removes the removable cover from the syringe, at least one of the outer portion and the inner portion being configured such as to provide an axially floating lost motion engagement between the outer portion and the inner portion. | 07-26-2012 |
20120191048 | SHEATH REMOVAL APPARATUS - An apparatus removes a sheath from a pre-filled syringe. The syringe has a barrel and a needle, the sheath providing a sterile cover for the needle. The apparatus includes a housing enclosing the syringe barrel defining an injection end with an aperture sized to allow the sheath of an enclosed syringe to protrude there through, and a syringe barrel mount retaining the syringe in the housing. The mount slides axially within the housing between positions towards and away from the injection end of the housing. A biasing element biases the mount away from the injection end of the housing, and a latch for latching the mount in a latched position to prevent sliding of the mount away from the injection end of the housing. The latch is releasable from the latched position, by sliding of the mount towards the injection end. Also provided is an injection device including the apparatus. | 07-26-2012 |
20120220951 | COMBINED CONTAINER-SYRINGE - A container-cum-syringe including a safety device, a coil spring which biases the safety device forward, first holding means for causing the safety device to be in a fastened state at a retreated position against the biasing of the coil spring, fastening releasing means which is provided slidably along a radial direction of an axis for releasing the fastened state of the safety device by the first holding means through a sliding movement, and locking means for locking the fastened state of the safety device by the first holding means are provided. In this configuration, the safety device may be easily moved to a position for covering the injection needle. In addition, a malfunction of the safety device during an injecting operation may be reliably prevented. | 08-30-2012 |
20120238962 | Safety Shield System for a Single Use Flexible-Type Compression Syringe, and Injection Device - A safety shield system ( | 09-20-2012 |
20120253289 | AUTOINJECTOR - An autoinjector including: a housing, in which can be mounted a syringe ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120302965 | Pen Needle Removal Device For A Drug Delivery Device - A removal device ( | 11-29-2012 |
20120310170 | Medical Needle Safety Device - A medical needle safety device has a mount for directly or indirectly supporting a medical needle, and a sleeve for shielding a mounted needle, the shield being movable from an initial shielding position to a non-shielding position. At least one finger is provided on the sleeve and a control member for the finger is displaceable from an initial set position, by movement of the sleeve. The finger is resiliently deformable outwardly on movement of the sleeve towards its non-shielding position, by interaction with the control member, to allow the sleeve to move to its non-shielding position. A package component surrounds the safety device and overlies at least a part of the finger to prevent outward deformation of the finger until the package component has been removed from the safety device, so preventing movement of the sleeve towards its non-shielding position and also movement of the control member from its set | 12-06-2012 |
20120310171 | Safety Device Mounting Arrangement - A mount for a safety device for use in association with a medical needle projecting from a generally cylindrical carrier having three or four circumferentially-spaced ribs upstanding from and extending substantially parallel to the axis of the carrier. The mount has a tubular support including a wall having a central aperture through which the carrier extends when in use with the wall lying in a substantially radial plane with respect to the carrier. The aperture is profiled to surround the carrier and has recesses for receiving the carrier ribs. Portions of the wall defining the aperture and recesses engage the ribs of the carrier, with an interference fit between the ribs of the carrier and adjacent wall parts. | 12-06-2012 |
20120316508 | INJECTION DEVICE COMPRISING A NEEDLE PROTECTING SLEEVE - A device and method for protecting against needle sticks, including a needle protection sleeve for being coupled to an administering device to cover a needle associated with the administering device, wherein the sleeve can be moved against the force of a spring from an extended position to a retracted position and by the force of the spring from the retracted position to the extended position, the spring being carried on the needle protection sleeve. | 12-13-2012 |
20120323186 | AUTO INJECTOR WITH AUTOMATIC NEEDLE SHIELDING - The present invention relates to an auto injector, e.g. a disposable auto injector, that can be safely operated for automatic injection of a dose of medication by the recipient of the medication, having a housing for accommodation of a container with at least one compartment for accommodation of a medicament to be injected and a needle mounting site for user mounting of a needle covered by a needle cap before injection, and a needle shield that is accommodated in the housing in a retracted position before mounting of the needle and that is configured to be automatically moved forward to a protruded position by a needle shield driver upon mounting of the needle and removal of the needle cap. | 12-20-2012 |
20120330243 | Medical Needle Cover Arrangement - A medical needle cover arrangement for a single-use syringe having a medical needle with a sharp tip, the needle being mounted on the syringe to project forwardly from a needle hub. A sleeve forming a part of a safety device is mounted on the syringe. The sleeve is arranged for axial movement with respect to the needle from an initial shielding position to a non-shielding position, the sleeve being blocked against forward movement with respect to the syringe from its initial shielding position. A soft needle cover overlies the needle with the sharp tip of the needle sealed by the cover. The rear end of the soft needle cover and the forward end of the syringe hub are profiled with complementary engaging surfaces. The cover has a step part-way between its ends, the step being engaged by an internal abutment at the forward end of the sleeve, to resist movement of the cover forwardly away from the syringe hub and so maintain a seal between the cover and hub. The part of the cover between the hub and the step may be subjected to compression to enhance the sealing effect. | 12-27-2012 |
20130006190 | Universal Syringe with Retractable Needle - This invention relates to medical devices useful for infusion therapy and, more particularly, to a syringe that can be selectively used with a retractable needle or with frontal attachment devices such as luer hubs, valves or other connectors in needleless systems. | 01-03-2013 |
20130012887 | PROTECTION DEVICE WITH INCREASED FUNCTIONALITY, PARTICULARLY FOR SYRINGES AND THE LIKE - A protection device with improved functionality, particularly for syringes, comprising a supporting body which is provided with a through hole for the insertion of the covering cap of a needle of a syringe, the supporting body being provided with at least one flat face, being arranged on the opposite side with respect to a face for the insertion of the covering cap in the hole, for the resting contact of the supporting body on a resting surface, the face lying opposite the flat face being provided with a raised perimetric containment rim, the hole having a diameter that is substantially larger than the diameter of the central portion of the covering cap and substantially smaller than the diameter of the end portion of the covering cap, a collar being provided around the hole, the collar extending from the face for the insertion of the covering cap. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018325 | FLANGE EXTENDER FOR USE WITH AN INJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLYAANM Schiller; EricAACI WestfieldAAST NJAACO USAAGP Schiller; Eric Westfield NJ USAANM Laskar; Christina JoyAACI Cliffside ParkAAST NJAACO USAAGP Laskar; Christina Joy Cliffside Park NJ USAANM Aon; MitaliAACI Princeton JunctionAAST NJAACO USAAGP Aon; Mitali Princeton Junction NJ USAANM Caizza; RichardAACI VernonAAST NJAACO USAAGP Caizza; Richard Vernon NJ USAANM Bell; JonAACI WaldwickAAST NJAACO USAAGP Bell; Jon Waldwick NJ US - A flange extender for use with an injection device is described. The flange extender includes first and second flange extender pieces and a locking mechanism to lock the first and second flange extender pieces to one another. In one embodiment, the locking mechanism includes each piece having a locking finger extending from the piece and an aperture adapted to receive the locking finger. The first and second flange extender pieces extend in a direction transverse to a main axis of the injection device to thereby provide a surface area for manual manipulation of the injection device during an injection. The first and second flange extender pieces also attach to each other on opposite sides of the injection device. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018326 | MEDICAL FLUID INJECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A medical fluid injection device and/or medical fluid vial are disclosed. The medical fluid vial includes an outer body with a mouth and an inner member having a resilient expandable container portion and an access portion normally sealing the container portion. The injection device has a housing or needle holder mounting an access member for accessing the vial contents and a needle for injection into a patient. The housing may include a needle shield movable relative to the needle holder. | 01-17-2013 |
20130030376 | FOLDING PANEL NEEDLE GUARD - A folding panel needle guard comprises front and rear panels coupled together at hinges, a collar attached to the front panels at hinges, a guard base element coupled to the rear panels at hinges, a hub and a spring to unfold and lock the front and rear panels in a co-linear needle shielded configuration. The folding panel needle guard is mountable to a needle or syringe assembly. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030377 | NEEDLE SHEATHING DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE END-PIECE FOR SYRINGE - The invention relates to a safe support device for a syringe, said support comprising a support sheath for the body of a syringe, and safety means which comprise an inner sheath suitable for sliding relative to said support sheath between a waiting retracted position, in which said inner sheath is substantially retracted inside said support sheath, and an active protection position, in which said inner sheath projects from said support sheath. The inner sheath has a free end portion formed by a flexible end-piece. The invention also relates to an assembly comprising such a safe support device and a syringe having a body, a piston and a needle disposed at one end of said body. | 01-31-2013 |
20130035645 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH PROJECTIONS DISPOSED ON THE PASSAGE TO REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE BORE OF THE PASSAGE - An injection device includes a cap ( | 02-07-2013 |
20130035646 | Needle Safety Devices - A safety device for a medical injector supporting a needle projecting forwardly from the front of an injector body has a tubular sleeve which is slidable rearwardly with respect to a supported needle to expose at least the needle tip. The sleeve has a forward end for contacting an injection site and a removable cover for a needle is attached to the forward end of the sleeve. The sleeve may have an external end face lying in a radial plane with an orifice in the end face and through which a needle may project when the device is in use and the sleeve slides rearwardly. The removable cover may be attached to or otherwise be connected to the external end face, to effect a seal therewith. Alternatively, the cover may frictionally engage the forward end of the sleeve or the cover may have a bore into which an enlargement member may be pressed so as to expand the cover within the sleeve and effect a connection thereto. | 02-07-2013 |
20130041324 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a drive means configured to act on a medicament container for expelling a medicament; a holding means configured to hold said drive means in a pre-tensioned state; an activation means configured to interact with said holding means for releasing said drive means from the pre-tensioned state; wherein the device further comprises feedback means configured to interact both with said holding means and with said drive means for generating an audible and/or tactile and/or visual signal indicating that the medicament has been completely expelled. | 02-14-2013 |
20130053788 | Safety Device For A Pre-Filled Injection Syringe - The safety device for an injection syringe includes a syringe support, a protective sheath for protecting an injection needle carried by the syringe, the sheath being mounted to slide relative to the syringe support between an injection position in which the needle is uncovered, and a protection position in which the needle is covered, the sheath having a grip surface enabling the device to be gripped by a user and referred to as the initial grip surface, and a return spring for urging the sheath into the protection position. The sheath also includes an extender member for extending the initial grip surface and fitted on the sheath in such a manner as to present a larger grip surface, referred to as an enlarged grip surface. | 02-28-2013 |
20130060201 | PUNCTURING DEVICE WITH A NEEDLE SHIELD AND A METHOD FOR NEEDLE SHIELD REMOVAL - Puncturing device FIG. | 03-07-2013 |
20130102971 | Medicament Delivery Device with Braking Means - A medicament delivery device has an elongated housing; a medicament container carrier for a medicament container to which a medicament delivery member is attached, the carrier being slidable in the housing; a trigger unit; a cover unit coaxial and slidable in the housing; a release mechanism adapted to be actuated partly by the trigger unit and partly by movement of the cover unit; a preloaded drive unit releasably connected to the carrier and controlled by the release mechanism for advancing the carrier to a predetermined proximal position in relation to the housing at which the drive unit becomes disconnected from the carrier for advancing a slidable stopper in the container and thereby dispensing the medicament; and a braking mechanism acting between the preloaded drive unit and the release mechanism for controlling the speed of the preloaded drive unit when advancing the slidable stopper in the container. | 04-25-2013 |
20130110051 | SAFETY NEEDLE ASSEMBLY | 05-02-2013 |
20130116626 | Medical Needle Safety Devices - A safety device for shielding the sharp tip of a medical needle has a needle mount which either directly supports a medical needle, or indirectly supports the needle for instance where the needle is provided as a part of a syringe. A sleeve is carried directly or indirectly on the needle mount and is slidably movable to a needle shielding position where the sleeve surrounds the needle sharp tip. A spring including forwardly projecting spring blades when sufficiently loaded acts on an internal conical surface of the sleeve to drive the sleeve to its shielding position and a locking mechanism then locks the sleeve in that position. A camming mechanism serves to load the spring blades in the course of the use of the safety device such that thereafter the interaction of the blades with the conical surface urges the sleeve to its shielding position, the camming mechanism being activated by movement of the sleeve to expose the needle for use. | 05-09-2013 |
20130123710 | Auto-Injector with a Torsion Spring - The invention relates to an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M), comprising:
| 05-16-2013 |
20130123711 | CONTACT TRIGGER RELEASE NEEDLE GUARD - A needle guard device mountable to a pre-filled syringe in its ready-to-fill state. The device includes a lock collar and a device shield biased to move relative to the lock collar. The lock collar interfaces with the syringe neck to attach the device to the syringe. With the removal of a needle shield assembly comprising rigid and soft needle shields, the lock collar and device shield are free to move proximally along the syringe neck and interact with a syringe step down area to activate the device. As the device moves proximally, retention arms of the device shield interact with the syringe step down, causing the arms to deflect radially outwards to disengage from the lock collar triggering the device shield to move from a first position to a second position. | 05-16-2013 |
20130131603 | AUTOMATIC NEEDLE GUARD - A device for selectively protecting a needle includes an adapter holding the needle and a guard engaging the adapter for relative movement therebetween. Further, the device includes a means for guiding movement between the adapter and the guard. Structurally, the guiding means includes a “V” shaped slot in the guard and a radially-extending boss on the adapter. The boss is received in the slot to limit relative movement between the guard and the adapter. Specifically, in a first position of the device, the boss is in a first leg of the slot and the needle partially extends beyond the guard. In a second position, the boss is held at the apex of the slot and the needle fully extends beyond the guard. In a third position, the boss is in the second leg of the slot and the needle is retracted into the guard to protect the needle. | 05-23-2013 |
20130150801 | Auto-Injector - The invention relates to an auto-injector ( | 06-13-2013 |
20130150802 | CODED CAP FOR USE WITH A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A cap-fit differentiation means for use with a medication or drug delivery device is described. The cap includes at least one first coding feature located on a surface of the cap, the at least one coding feature configured to interact with at least one second coding feature located on the drug delivery device. When the first and second coding features interact, feedback is provided to a user. The feedback may include tactile and/or audible feedback. The second coding feature may alternatively be located on the cartridge or cartridge holder. | 06-13-2013 |
20130172822 | AUTO-INJECTOR - The invention relates to an auto-injector ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130190694 | Arrangement for Coupling a Plunger to Either a Syringe or a Stopper - The invention refers to an arrangement for coupling a plunger ( | 07-25-2013 |
20130204199 | AUTO-INJECTOR - The invention refers to an auto-injector for administering a medicament (M), comprising of a chassis, a syringe with a hollow needle and a stopper; a drive spring capable of, upon activation: advancing the needle ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130204200 | SAFETY DEVICES - According to the invention, a safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises a hollow support body for retaining the pre-filled syringe therein, a hollow needle shield and a spring means made from a resilient plastics material. The needle shield is telescoped with the support body and the spring means biases the needle shield in a distal direction. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211338 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE AND INJECTION DEVICE - According to the invention, an injection device (D) comprises a pre-filled syringe and a safety device. The pre-filled syringe comprises a barrel with an inner cavity in fluid communication with a hypodermic needle attached to a distal end of the pre-filled syringe and a piston fluid-tightly sealing a proximal end of the inner cavity. The safety device comprises a support body for retaining the pre-filled syringe therein, an outer body operably connected to the piston, a needle shield and a releasable retaining means (R). The retaining means comprises a radial projection and a longitudinal recess adapted to receive the radial projection. The radial projection is connected to or integral part of one of the support body or the outer body and a longitudinal recess formed into the other of the support body or the outer body. The needle shield, the support body and the outer body are telescopable relative to each other. The piston is movable in a distal direction to expel a medicament contained in the inner cavity through the hypodermic needle by a manual actuation of the outer body. A telescoping movement of the outer body with respect to the support body is restricted by the retaining means (R) when the needle shield is moved with respect to the support body in a proximal direction from an initial position (I) towards a retracted position (II). The retaining means (R) is released when the needle shield reaches the retracted position (II) allowing for a telescoping movement of the outer body with respect to the support body to expel the medicament contained in the pre-filled syringe through the hypodermic needle. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211339 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE AND INJECTION DEVICE - A needle shield comprising at least two different plastic materials of different flexibility and a central aperture of variable diameter. The central aperture comprises a first diameter for retaining a needle cap therein. The diameter of the central aperture changes upon removal of the needle cap from the first diameter to a second diameter by virtue of a memory effect of the material of the needle shield. The needle shield is made by an injection moulding process. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211340 | Cap Assembly for a Drug Delivery Device - The present invention relates to a cap assembly for a drug delivery device, comprising:
| 08-15-2013 |
20130218093 | Medical Injection Device - The present invention relates to injection devices for injecting a medicament from a cartridge ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130218094 | AUTO-INJECTOR WITH ACTIVE AGENT CONTAINER LATCHING - In an elongated casing, an active agent container connected to an injection needle can be shifted axially by a spring force. Auto-injectors which are sold or distributed filled and with the springs tensed have to be provided with a needle protecting cap to ensure the sterility of the injection needle. When such a needle protecting cap is removed as preparation for using the auto-injector, a tensile force can be exerted on the active agent container. Therefore, the active agent container comprising the injection needle must be prevented from being undesirably pulled forwards. At least one latching tongue prevents the active agent container from being prematurely shifted with respect to the casing, by abutting a flange arranged on a sliding sleeve which accommodates the active agent container. When the auto-injector is placed onto a person's skin, a needle protecting tube is shifted into the casing, forcing the latching tongue away from the flange and, thus, freeing the travel path for needle movement. | 08-22-2013 |
20130231614 | Dedicated Needle Assembly - A dedicated needle assembly ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130237921 | PREFILLED SYRINGE WITH BREAKAWAY FORCE FEATURE - A jet injector that includes a prefilled syringe. The syringe includes a fluid chamber that contains a medicament. The syringe also has an injection-assisting needle, and a plunger is movable within the fluid chamber. A housing is configured for allowing insertion of the needle to a penetration depth. The housing includes a retractable guard and an interference component, e.g., a lock ring, adjacent to the retractable guard that interferes with the movement of the retractable guard. An energy source is configured for biasing the plunger to produce an injecting pressure to jet inject the medicament from the fluid chamber through the needle to an injection site. | 09-12-2013 |
20130261559 | Hypodermic syringe apparatus having a needle guard assembly with shielding for protection from the needle after use - The present invention provides a novel construction for a hypodermic syringe apparatus by the inclusion of a needle guard assembly with shielding for protection of the needle after use and preventing of the spreading of disease and/or infection to users or localized personnel prior to disposal of the disposable syringe. The assembly includes a needle cover which is preferably tubular and is movable between a retracted positioned within the syringe and a deployed position extending around the needle for preventing contact therewith. A unique locking mechanism is included with two pins and two unlocking buttons for selectively initiating unlocking of the needle cover to facilitate movement of it to the deployed position responsive to activation of a needle cover button. | 10-03-2013 |
20130267910 | Injection Supporting Device for a Syringe and Injection Device - The invention relates to an injection supporting device for a syringe. The syringe comprises a cartridge for a medicament and may comprise an injection needle extending in a z-direction from the cartridge to dispense the contents of the cartridge. Alternatively the injection needle may be part of the injection supporting device itself. The injection supporting device comprises a housing to receive at least a part of the cartridge, a needle shield and a resilient member coupled to the needle shield and the housing. The needle shield comprises a distal portion and a proximal portion, a distal opening in a front end of the distal portion and a needle guide for guiding the injection needle towards the distal opening. The needle shield is slidably attached to the housing and slidable relative to the housing along the z-direction between a guarding position covering a tip of the injection needle and an injection position in which a front end portion of the injection needle extends through the distal opening of the needle shield. The resilient member urges the needle shield towards the guarding position. | 10-10-2013 |
20130274678 | Adapter Means for Use in Combination with a Pre-Filled Syringe and a Safety Device, Safety Device and Injection Device - According to the invention, an adaptor means for use in combination with a pre-filled syringe and a safety device for the pre-filled syringe is adapted to affix the pre-filled syringe thereto, whereby the adaptor means engages a barrel of the pre-filled syringe. The adaptor means comprises at least one locking projection that is adapted to lock the adaptor means to the safety device. | 10-17-2013 |
20130281937 | SAFETY PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - In one aspect, a safety pen needle assembly is provided which includes a hub having an open proximal end, a needle fixed to the hub having a distal end, and a shield moveably mounted to the hub so as to be movable relative to the hub to selectively cover the distal end of the needle. An interface is defined between the shield and the hub which is sufficiently sealed so as to define a sterility barrier which prevents ingress of contaminants through the interface. At least one sterility barrier is mounted directly to, and across, an open proximal end of the hub and an open distal end of the shield. | 10-24-2013 |
20130281938 | Front End for an Auto-Injector - The invention relates to a front end for an auto-injector, the front end comprising a syringe with an injection needle and a stopper, wherein the syringe is slidably arranged within a syringe retainer, wherein an outer sleeve for preventing access to the needle is removably arrangeable over the syringe retainer, wherein the syringe retainer comprises a screw thread for connecting it to a correspondent screw thread of a mounting of a re-usable auto-injector back end comprising a drive means for advancing the syringe and needle in a proximal direction for needle insertion and for advancing the stopper within the syringe for injection, wherein a resilient locking barb is arranged to rotationally lock the syringe retainer to the mounting in an unscrewing direction when the front end is screwed to the re-usable back end and when the outer sleeve is removed, wherein the outer sleeve is arranged to unlock the resilient locking barb when arranged over the syringe retainer. | 10-24-2013 |
20130281939 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE AND AN INJECTION DEVICE - According to the invention, a safety device for a pre-filled syringe with an injection needle comprises of a support body adapted to mount the pre-filled syringe, a needle shield slidably arranged with respect to the support body, a retention and locking means (M) for retaining and locking the needle shield with respect to the support body in a first and a second advanced position (PA | 10-24-2013 |
20130289490 | Auto-Injector - The invention relates to an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament, comprising:
| 10-31-2013 |
20130289491 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH CAMMED RAM ASSEMBLY - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure can provide an injector including a trigger mechanism, an energy source, and a user-operable firing-initiation member. The trigger member can include a trigger member having a retainer portion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom and a trigger engagement member configured to engage the retainer portion of the trigger member in a pre-firing condition. The energy source can be associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament, and the user-operable firing-initiation member can be operable for causing an axial rotation between the trigger engagement member and the retainer portion from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retainer portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289492 | Auto-Injector - The invention refers to an auto-injector comprising an elongate housing, a syringe with a hollow injection needle and a stopper, wherein the syringe is arranged in a syringe carrier slidably with respect to the housing,
| 10-31-2013 |
20130296797 | Medical Needle Safety Devices - A safety device | 11-07-2013 |
20130296798 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE AND AN INJECTION DEVICE - According to the invention, a safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises of a support body adapted to mount the pre-filled syringe, a first needle shield slidably arranged with respect to the support body and a second needle shield slidably arranged with respect to the support body and releasably retained in a retracted position (PR). A proximal movement of the first needle shield with respect to the support body releases the retention of the second needle shield in the retracted position (PR), so that the second needle shield is allowed to slide in the distal direction towards an advanced position (PA). | 11-07-2013 |
20130310759 | Auto-Injector - The invention relates to an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament, comprising:
| 11-21-2013 |
20130317449 | FINGER GUARD FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE - The invention refers to a finger guard for an injection device with a hollow injection needle arranged to be hidden inside a component with an orifice prior to use and to be advanced relative to the component through the orifice for inserting it into an injection site, the finger guard comprising a spring wire attached to the component and comprising an arcuate transversal section biased in a manner to flex inwards so as to essentially obstruct the orifice for finger access when released but staying enough off-centre to allow the needle to advance through the orifice without touching the spring wire. | 11-28-2013 |
20130324935 | Auto-Injector - The invention relates to an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament, comprising:
| 12-05-2013 |
20130345643 | AUTO-INJECTOR - An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M) is presented comprising an elongate housing arranged to contain a syringe with a hollow needle and a stopper for sealing the syringe and displacing the medicament (M), the housing having a distal end (D) and a proximal end (P) with an orifice intended to be applied against an injection site, wherein the syringe is slidably arranged with respect to the housing. The auto-injector contains a spring means capable of, upon activation, pushing the needle from a covered position inside the housing into an advanced position through the orifice and past the proximal end (P), operating the syringe to supply the dose of medicament (M), and retracting the syringe with the needle into the covered position after delivering the medicament (M). There is also an activating means arranged to lock the spring means in a pressurized state prior to manual operation. | 12-26-2013 |
20140005609 | Device for Receiving a Hypodermic Syringe and Hypodermic Syringe for this Device | 01-02-2014 |
20140012206 | Medical Device with Sliding Frontal Attachment and Retractable Needle - A medical device having a frontal attachment and a connector housing having or attachable to an associated medical apparatus, the frontal attachment slidably engaging the connector housing and having a forwardly projecting, rearwardly biased needle and a needle retraction assembly, and the connector housing having a needle retraction cavity laterally offset from the needle in a first position, the needle retraction cavity being selectively movable relative to the frontal attachment following use to reposition the needle retraction cavity into alignment with the needle to permit retraction. | 01-09-2014 |
20140025013 | PATIENT-CONTACT ACTIVATED NEEDLE STICK SAFETY DEVICE - A device that is used in conjunction with a needle-based medication injection device (e.g. a prefilled syringe) that prevents needle stick injuries. The used needle is shielded by a needle guard that surrounds and extends beyond the needle tip. In a preferred embodiment, before the needle is inserted into the patient, the needle guard projects forward to substantially hide visibility of the needle for safety and to reduce patient anxiety. | 01-23-2014 |
20140025014 | Medical Injection Device - The present invention relates to injection devices for injecting a dose of a medicament. The injection device ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140025015 | Medicated Module with Automatic Reservoir Engagement and Trigger Lock Mechanism - A medicated module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a hollow needle. The medicated module does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a biasing member automatically activates the reservoir when the needle guard is retracted. The needle guard prevents accidental needle sticks before and after an injection, and locks after dose delivery. A biasing member is provided within the medicated module that may be in a first, trigger-locked position within a secondary packaging, and a second, triggerable position when removed from the secondary packaging to prevent accidental triggering of the device prior to removal from its packaging by the user at the point of use. | 01-23-2014 |
20140031762 | NEEDLE SHEATHING DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE END-PIECE FOR SYRINGE - The invention relates to a safe support device for a syringe, said support comprising a support sheath for the body of a syringe, and safety means which comprise an inner sheath suitable for sliding relative to said support sheath between a waiting retracted position, in which said inner sheath is substantially retracted inside said support sheath, and an active protection position, in which said inner sheath projects from said support sheath. The inner sheath has a free end portion formed by a flexible end-piece. The invention also relates to an assembly comprising such a safe support device and a syringe having a body, a piston and a needle disposed at one end of said body. | 01-30-2014 |
20140039407 | CONTACT TRIGGER RELEASE NEEDLE GUARD WITH ELASTIC SPRING - A needle guard device mountable to a pre-filled syringe in its ready-to-fill state. The device includes a lock collar and a device shield biased to move relative to the lock collar. The lock collar interfaces with the syringe neck to attach the device to the syringe. A flexible member interconnects the lock collar and device shield. With the removal of a needle shield assembly comprising rigid and soft needle shields, the device shield is free to move proximally along the syringe neck. As the device moves proximally, rotation arms of the lock collar interact with angled cutouts in the device shield, causing the device shield to rotate relative to the lock collar disengaging one or more keys on the device shield from one or more keyways in the lock collar triggering the device shield to move from a first configuration in which the device shield is retractable to expose a syringe sharp to a second configuration in which the device shield is fixedly positioned to cover the syringe sharp. | 02-06-2014 |
20140039408 | NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND INJECTION DEVICE WITH FOLDABLE NEEDLE PROTECTING MEANS - The present invention relates to a needle including: a needle hub having a needle with a distal tip; a ring for protecting the needle in one of a storage condition or end-of-use condition of the needle assembly; a foldable element for moving the protective ring; a biasing element for urging the foldable element from its folded configuration to an unfolded configuration; a retainer for maintaining the biasing element in an intermediate stressed state at least in the storage condition of the needle assembly; and a deactivating element for releasing said retainer at least at the end of the injection step. The invention also relates to an injection device including such a needle assembly and a container. | 02-06-2014 |
20140058333 | MEDICATED MODULE WITH AUTOMATIC RESERVOIR ENGAGEMENT AND LOCK MECHANISM - A module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a hollow needle. The module does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a biasing member automatically activates the reservoir when the needle guard is retracted. The needle guard prevents accidental needle sticks before and after an injection, and locks after dose delivery. Restraining features are present on the module to prevent the needle guard from moving relative to the device, in a trigger locked position. | 02-27-2014 |
20140066858 | VACUUM-OPERATED RETRACTABLE SAFETY SYRINGE - Vacuum-operated safety syringes designed to prevent an accidental needle prick, where the needle of the syringe is retracted after use into a vacuum created within the hollow plunger and/or the syringe barrel of the syringe. Retraction of the needle assembly is accomplished from minimal moving parts according to an exceedingly simple design. In some embodiments, one or more one-way valves prevent airflow into the interior of the syringe barrel and thereby maintain the vacuum that is created during the act of injection. In some embodiments, the plunger of the safety syringe is manufactured to be pre-conditioned at negative pressure. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074040 | SAFETY SHIELD FOR MEDICAL NEEDLES - Medical needle shield apparatus for covering a needle after use. The medical needle shield apparatus includes a first member, such as, for example, a syringe barrel having a needle mounted therewith. A second member, such as, for example, a shield is mounted with the first member. The shield is movable between a first position whereby the needle is exposed and a second position whereby the needle is covered. A lock is mounted with the barrel such that the shield is slidably movable along an outer surface of the lock. The lock includes a tang that is movable radially outward to fix the shield in the second position. | 03-13-2014 |
20140081213 | SAFETY ASSEMBLY FOR A SYRINGE - A safety support device for a syringe comprises a support sheath for the body of the syringe and an inner sheath suitable for sliding relative to the support sheath between a waiting, retracted position and the extended position for protecting the needle of the syringe. The device has means for holding the syringe body relative to the support sheath and retaining means suitable for being activated to retain g the inner sheath in the waiting, retracted position inside the support sheath and for being deactivated by the piston of the syringe to allow the inner sheath to extend into its protective, extended position. | 03-20-2014 |
20140088512 | SINGLE-USE INJECTOR OF LOW COST - An injection device ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140088513 | MODULAR GAS-ACTUATED RETRACTABLE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A modular gas-actuated retractable needle assembly, syringes for engagement with the modular gas-actuated retractable needle assembly, and kits comprising same are provided. In some embodiments, the syringe has a distal swedge to facilitate engagement of syringes of a plurality of different sizes with a single modular gas-actuated retractable needle assembly. Methods of using the modular gas-actuated retractable needle assembly or a syringe assembly having a modular gas-actuated retractable needle assembly are provided. | 03-27-2014 |
20140094758 | Needle Assembly Cover - Described is a needle assembly system comprising a needle assembly including a needle and a needle support, and a cover including a distal portion adapted to house at least a distal end of the needle and a proximal portion adapted to house the needle support. The proximal portion includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first inner diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the needle support and the second portion has a second inner diameter greater than the diameter of the needle support. | 04-03-2014 |
20140107586 | SAFETY PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING SHIELDING FOR PATIENT AND NON-PATIENT ENDS - A safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub and a needle fixed to the hub. Further, a first shield is provided, along with a second shield which has a biasing element disposed to urge the second shield proximally towards a proximal end of the needle. The assembly further includes a releasable retaining assembly for releasably retaining the second shield in an initial position against the force of the biasing element. A predetermined extent of movement of the first shield causes the retaining assembly to release the second shield. With the second shield being released, the second shield is urged proximally by the biasing element to a second position where the second shield covers the proximal end of the needle. Advantageously, an assembly is provided which allows for passive activation of a shield on a non-patient end of a pen needle assembly by a patient-end shield. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114257 | INJECTION DEVICE PREVENTING THE RETURN OF THE PISTON WHEN THE SAFETY SYSTEM IS DEPLOYED - The present invention relates to an injection device comprising: a body receiving a product, having a needle and a piston attached to a piston rod movable between a storage position and an end-of-injection position, a sleeve for protecting the needle, movable between an initial position, where the needle is uncovered, and a final position, where the needle is covered, biasing means for moving said sleeve from its initial position to its final position, immobilization means for keeping said sleeve in its initial position, characterized in that: said piston rod comprises a first portion and a second portion, said second portion being able to switch between a locked position, in which said second portion is fixed to said first portion and an unlocked position, in which said second portion is movable with respect to said first portion on a predetermined distance along the longitudinal axis of said piston rod. | 04-24-2014 |
20140121605 | Needle Safety Device with Floating Ring - A needle safety device includes a sleeve having proximal and distal portions separated by a radially-inwardly projecting ledge. A ring in the proximal portion is movable between a first position spaced from the ledge, and a second position adjacent to or abutting the ledge. A shield with at least one radially deformable tab receives the syringe and is movable in the sleeve between an initial position with the tab adjacent to or abutting the ledge, an injection position with the tab spaced from the ledge, and a protection position with the tab located distally from the ledge. The tab, during movement between initial and injection positions, deforms inwardly and traverses the inner surface of the ring, and during movement between injection and protection positions, translates with the ring from the first to the second position, and subsequently deforms inwardly and traverses the inner surface of the ring and the ledge. | 05-01-2014 |
20140135706 | NEEDLE COVER - A single-use cover assembly that obscures a substantial majority or an entirety of an injection needle from view before, during, and after an injection procedure. The cover assembly includes a housing and a needle sleeve that retracts and extends by sliding axially within the housing. The needle sleeve carries a locking collar that moves from a first position to a second position once the needle sleeve is fully retracted. In the first position the locking collar allows retraction of the needle sleeve from a fully extended position. In the second position, a portion of the locking collar covers a tip of the needle, thereby preventing retraction of the needle sleeve from the fully extended position. | 05-15-2014 |
20140135707 | PRE-FILLED SYRINGE - Provided is a very safe pre-filled syringe that reduces the time and efforts required in administering the injection. In the pre-filled syringe, a needle unit attached to a vial includes: a substantially columnar retaining member with needles at both ends; a holder member holding the retaining member with three pillar-shaped parts; and a holder member holding the retaining member with three pillar-shaped parts and having an attachment portion for the vial. The needle unit is axially retractable when the pillar-shaped parts are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction, and is not axially retractable when distal end surfaces of the pillar-shaped parts in one holder member face distal end surfaces of the pillar-shaped parts in the other holder member. Axially retracting the needle unit makes an injection needle project, and makes a perforation needle project inside the vial. | 05-15-2014 |
20140148763 | Injection Device - The invention relates to an injection device comprising a housing, a container holder arranged within said housing, the container holder being configured for accommodating a medicament container having a needle attached to one end thereof and a stopper sealingly and slidable arranged inside the medicament container at the other end thereof, a plunger rod being arranged with a proximal end thereof contactable with said stopper, a first and a second energy accumulating member arranged in the interior of the housing of the injection device and adapted to accumulate and store energy, plunger drive means being slidable arranged in relation to the plunger rod, being rotationally locked to the plunger rod and being rotatable in relation to the housing, the plunger drive means being operationally associated with the first energy accumulating member, a container driver arranged for being connectable to the container holder and threadedly connected to the plunger rod, the container driver being operationally associated with the second energy accumulating member such that due to an output axial force from the second energy accumulating member, the container holder and the plunger rod are axially moveable in relation to the housing a predetermined distance towards the proximal end of the injection device from an initial locked position to a second position whereby a needle penetration is performed, wherein the plunger drive means are locked from being rotated by the container driver, and wherein the plunger drive means are released such that due to an output torque from said first energy accumulating member, the plunger drive means are allowed to be rotated and the plunger rod is urged towards the proximal end of the injection device whereby an injection is performed. | 05-29-2014 |
20140163476 | NEEDLE SAFETY SHIELD - A needle safety shield | 06-12-2014 |
20140171876 | Combined Medical Device with Sliding Frontal Attachment and Retractable Needle - A medical device having a frontal attachment and a connector housing having at least a body part of an associated medical apparatus, the frontal attachment slidably engaging the connector housing and having a forwardly projecting, rearwardly biased needle and a needle retraction assembly, and the connector housing having a needle retraction cavity laterally offset from the needle in a first position, the needle retraction cavity being selectively movable relative to the frontal attachment following use to reposition the needle retraction cavity into alignment with the needle to permit retraction. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171877 | Frontal Attachment Device for Syringe with Rotationally Activated Retractable Needle - A medical device attachable to the front of a conventional syringe and having a hub assembly selectively attachable to the syringe, a nose projecting forwardly from the hub assembly, a rearwardly biased needle retraction mechanism seated inside the nose, a retractable needle projecting forwardly of the nose, and a fluid flow path from the fluid chamber through the hub assembly, nose, needle retraction assembly and needle, wherein the needle is retracted into the nose and a retraction tube external to the syringe by rotating the syringe relative to the nose. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171878 | Insertion Head with a Handle - An insertion head for medical or pharmaceutical applications includes a base having a lower side which can be positioned on organic tissue; an insertion means movably mounted by the base and insertable into the tissue; where the insertion means is movable relative to the base from a protective position in which a free end of the insertion means is short of the lower side of the base, into an insertion position in which the free end protrudes beyond the lower side; a handle which projects from the base and includes a first handle component and a second handle component movable relative to the base and the first handle component; and a coupling that transmits a movement of the second handle component into a movement of the insertion means. | 06-19-2014 |
20140194828 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR AN INJECTION SYRINGE - The invention relates to a safety device for an injection syringe, the injection syringe including a body having an injection needle fitted thereon, the device including a plunger rod including a distal plunger part slidably movable in the body of the syringe, and a proximal triggering part, configured to trigger the displacement of a protection sheath, from an injection position, wherein the needle is uncovered, towards a safety position, wherein the needle is covered by the sheath. The proximal triggering part is able to move relative to the distal plunger part once the distal plunger part is at the distal end of its stroke, to trigger the displacement of the protection sheath. | 07-10-2014 |
20140200518 | INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device for administering a liquid is presented that comprises a pre-filled syringe and a safety mechanism for providing needle safety for an injection needle of the pre-filled syringe. The pre-filled syringe comprises a barrel containing the liquid and a stopper translatably disposed within the barrel, where the injection needle attached to a distal end of the barrel. The safety mechanism comprises a substantially cylindrical housing adapted to contain the pre-filled syringe, a plunger connectable to the stopper of the pre-filled syringe and adapted to be translated in a distal direction (D) to expel the liquid through the injection needle, an energizable biasing means arranged between the housing and the pre-filled syringe, wherein the energized biasing means is capable of biasing the pre-filled syringe with respect to the housing in a proximal direction (P) and a retaining mechanism for retaining the pre-filled syringe with respect to the housing in a first retracted position (R | 07-17-2014 |
20140207076 | AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE - A device is provided for automatic injection of a product comprising a container, a needle and a piston. The device includes a housing receiving the container, the container being movable with respect to the housing between an initial position and an insertion position, distally spaced relative to the initial position; a safety shield coupled to the housing and movable with respect thereto between a rest position, an activation position, proximally spaced relative to the rest position, and a safety position; biasing feature for causing the movement of the safety shield to the safety position; triggering feature for causing the container to move from its initial position to its insertion position, the triggering feature being releasable by movement of the safety shield to the activation position; and, isolating feature for isolating the safety shield from the biasing feature when the safety shield is moved to its activation position. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207077 | LIQUID INJECTOR - A liquid injector comprises a contact member comprising a tube body including an opening located at a distal end of the contact member; an inner structure body comprising: a cylindrical main body; and a hollow needle, wherein the inner structure body is movable to (i) a first position at which a needle tip is located proximal of the opening, and (ii) a second position at which the needle tip is located distal of the opening; and a regulating member detachably mounted on the inner structure body, including a fixing portion to be fixed to the contact member at the second position. When the inner structure body moves to the second position from the first position and returns to the first position again, the regulating member is fixed to the contact member with the fixing portion at the second position, separated from the inner structure body, and stays at a position at which the regulating member covers at least part of an area of the opening. | 07-24-2014 |
20140213983 | Safety Device and Injection Device - According to the invention, a safety device suitable (S) for a pre-filled syringe containing a medicament comprises a chassis adapted to be affixed to the pre-filled syringe, a deformable flexible outer structure made from a material with a shape memory and a substantially cylindrical needle shield affixed or integral to the outer structure. The deformed flexible outer structure is capable of advancing the needle shield with respect to the chassis in a distal direction (D) into a position in which the needle shield projects from the chassis in the distal direction (D). A biasing force for advancing the needle shield originates from a shape memory effect that causes the deformed flexible outer structure to substantially return to its unstressed shape. | 07-31-2014 |
20140221935 | Medical Needle Assembly - A needle assembly for an injection pen ( | 08-07-2014 |
20140221936 | DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC INJECTION OF TWO DOSES OF A MEDICAMENT - A device for the automatic injection of doses of a drug is described. The device has a slide and cam means, a syringe unit with a piston, and guide means. The axial movement of the slide initiated by a user by depressing its front end against an injection site, causes an angular displacement of the cam means that, in cooperation with the guide means, controls movement of the syringe piston and therefore administration of a drug dose. | 08-07-2014 |
20140221937 | NEEDLE SAFETY DEVICE - Described is a needle safety device comprising a needle hub adapted to couple to an injection device a needle coupled to the needle hub and having a distal tip, a needle shield telescopically coupled to the needle hub and including a biasing element, and a locking element arranged on the needle hub. When the needle shield is in a first axial position, the needle shield covers the distal tip of the needle. When the needle shield is in a second axial position, the needle shield moves proximally relative to the needle hub to expose the distal tip of the needle and the locking element deflects the biasing element. When the needle shield is in a third axial position, the locking element engages the biasing element and the needle shield covers the distal tip of the needle. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236094 | Medicament Delivery Device and Actuation Mechanism for a Drug Delivery Device - Described is an actuation mechanism for a medicament delivery device having a needle with a distal tip. The actuation mechanism comprises an outer sleeve telescopically relative to the delivery device and an inner sleeve telescopically arranged relative to the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is axially translatable relative to the delivery device, and the inner sleeve is axially translatable relative to the outer sleeve. In a first state, the inner sleeve protrudes distally from the outer sleeve and the outer sleeve protrudes distally from the delivery device. In a second state, the inner sleeve is contained within the outer sleeve. Movement of the outer sleeve proximally relative to the delivery device in the second state initiates delivery of a medicament in the delivery device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236095 | Needle Safety Device - Described is a needle safety device comprising a needle hub, a needle coupled to the needle hub and having a distal tip; a needle shield telescopically coupled to the needle hub, the needle shield, a locking element including latch arms adapted to engage the needle hub and engagement elements adapted to engage the needle shield. When the needle shield is in a first axial position (PA | 08-21-2014 |
20140243752 | NEEDLE PROTECTING MODULE OF AN INJECTING DEVICE AND AN INJECTION DEVICE WITH A NEEDLE PROTECTING MODULE - A needle protecting module of an injection device in connecting with a syringe has a needle base, a needle body a tube module, a mounting tube, an elastic unit, and a stopping unit. The syringe has a tube body and an axis. The needle body transfixes the needle base and communicates with the tube body for medication injection. The needle base is removably engaged with the tube body and bearing the needle protecting module is transfixed by the needle body. The tube module is mounted around the needle base and has an annular space. The mounting tube is movably inserted into the annular space. The elastic unit is mounted in the annular space and abuts both the mounting tube and the needle base bilaterally. The stopping unit is moveably mounted in the annular space and is selectively engaged with the mounting tube. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243753 | Needle Sheath Remover Assembly - The invention relates to a needle sheath remover comprising a cap ( | 08-28-2014 |
20140243754 | APPARATUS FOR INTRAOCULAR INJECTION - Described is an apparatus for intraocular injection comprising an inner sleeve adapted to accommodate a syringe having a needle, a needle cover adapted to cover the needle, and an outer sleeve telescopically coupled to the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve includes a distal end adapted to engage the needle cover. Movement of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve causes removal of the needle cover from the needle. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243755 | Needle Safety Device - Described is a needle safety device comprising a needle hub, a needle coupled to the needle hub and having a distal tip, an outer needle shield telescopically coupled to the needle hub, and an inner needle shield telescopically coupled to the outer needle shield. The needle safety device has a first state in which the distal tip is covered by the inner needle shield and the inner needle shield is movable in a proximal direction relative to the outer needle shield, a second state in which the distal tip is exposed from the inner needle shield, and a third state in which the distal tip is covered by the inner needle shield and the inner needle shield is immovable in the proximal direction relative to the outer needle shield. The needle safety device includes a first locking mechanism (L | 08-28-2014 |
20140249480 | Medicated Module with Automatic Activation Mechanism - Disclosed herein are various examples of a medicated module that can be attached to a drug delivery device such that a user can administer a user settable dose of a first medicament and a fixed dose of a second medicament through a single dispense interface. In one example, the medicated module includes (i) an outer housing having a hub that holds a first needle, (ii) a bypass housing including a reservoir containing a second medicament, (iii) a lower hub including a second needle, (iv) a slidable needle guard including at least one disengagement member, where the needle guard is configured to activate the medicated module by forcing the bypass housing to disengage from the outer housing at a pre-defined amount of proximal displacement of the needle guard; and (v) a biasing member, where the biasing member is configured to place the second needle in fluid communication with the first and second medicaments automatically after activation of the medicated module. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249481 | Needle Safety Device - Described is a needle safety device comprising a needle hub including a plurality of resilient arms having detents, a needle having a distal tip, and a needle shield telescopically coupled to the needle hub. The needle shield includes a plurality of axial slots adapted to engage the detents on the resilient arms and the detents are axially movable in the slots. The needle shield includes a plurality of grooves separated from the slots by separation walls and the grooves are adapted to engage the detents. When the needle shield is in a first position relative to the needle hub, the needle shield covers the distal tip of the needle and the detents are engaged in the slots. When the needle shield is in a second position relative to the needle hub, the distal tip of the needle protrudes through an aperture in the needle shield and the detents are engaged in the slots. When the needle shield is in a third position relative to the needle hub, the needle shield covers the distal tip of the needle and the detents are engaged in the grooves. In the third position, the detents are adapted to abut the separation walls and prevent proximal movement of the needle shield relative to the needle hub. | 09-04-2014 |
20140257194 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC INJECTION OF DRUG DOSES - A device for the automatic injection of doses of a drug compound is described. The device has a sliding sheath which, when depressed with its front end against the injection site, interacts with cam means to activate triggering of a plunger, thus controlling delivery of a drug dose. Plunger guide means are provided for controlling the triggering sequence and means for arming the device in the dose delivery condition. Automatic needle re-sheathing and resetting of a lock-out condition after each dose is delivered are also provided. | 09-11-2014 |
20140276445 | Frontal Attachment Device for Syringe with Pinch-Activated Retraction - A retractable needle device attachable to the front of a fluid collection or infusion device such as a syringe, the retractable needle device comprising a housing having an engagement member, a slide support surface, a retraction cavity and a first pinch surface; a needle; a needle alignment member comprising a needle tube and a second pinch surface; and a needle retraction mechanism positioned within the needle tube and configured to bias the needle rearwardly; wherein the first and second pinch surfaces are configured so that a pinching force applied to them will cause relative lateral movement between the housing and needle alignment member. This translational movement from an injection position, wherein the needle is aligned with the syringe connector, to a retraction position, wherein the needle is aligned with the retraction cavity, allows the needle retraction mechanism to force the needle into the retraction cavity. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276446 | RETRACTABLE NEEDLE ADAPTERS AND SAFETY SYRINGES - Barrel adapters for safety syringes include a barrel and a plunger assembly adapted to move within the barrel, a barrel tip adapted to be sealingly engaged with a distal end of the barrel and a needle retraction mechanism having a needle subassembly and an actuator subassembly. The needle subassembly includes a needle, and a needle-over-mold (NOM) through which the needle extends. The needle subassembly is disposed at least partially within the barrel tip, and adapted to move from an injection position in which the needle extends from a distal end of the barrel tip to a retracted position in which the needle is disposed within at least one of the barrel tip or the barrel. The actuator subassembly includes a needle seal, a push-bar, and an actuator surface. The needle retraction mechanism includes a biasing member and an actuable locking arrangement. A syringe includes such barrel adapters. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276447 | SAFETY NEEDLE SYRINGE BRAKING SYSTEM - A braking mechanism for a retractable safety syringe is disclosed herein. In a first embodiment, the braking mechanism is disposed about the distal end of a piston. The braking mechanism may comprise a friction material about a post attached to a piston. The friction material is displaced from a seat to a landing when the piston is traversed to a fully extended position to disengage the braking mechanism. In a second embodiment, the braking mechanism is disposed at a proximal end of a syringe body. The braking mechanism has a friction member which engages an outer surface of a rigid shaft of a plunger. The friction member is selectively pivotable to disengage the braking mechanism. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276448 | AUTOINJECTOR - Described is an autoinjector comprising a spring holder, a guide cylinder releasably coupled to the spring holder, a drive assembly releasably coupled to the spring holder, a drive spring adapted to apply a force on the drive assembly, and a penetration spring adapted to apply a force on the guide cylinder. The guide cylinder is adapted to accommodate a syringe having a plunger. The drive assembly is coupled to the guide cylinder and adapted to engage the plunger. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288503 | REMOVAL OF NEEDLE SHIELD FROM SYRINGES AND AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICES - Exemplary embodiments provide a needle shield remover that reliably engages with a distal cap of an automatic injection device and with one or more needle shields coupled to a syringe of the device. When a user removes the distal cap, the needle shield remover reliably removes the needle shields (e.g., a soft needle shield and a rigid needle shield) from the syringe, thereby exposing the injection needle for performing an injection. In an exemplary assembly method, a needle shield remover is engaged to a needle shield coupled to a syringe, prior to insertion of the syringe and needle shield remover assembly into a housing of the device. This exemplary assembly method allows visual inspection, outside the housing of the device, to ensure that the needle shield remover is correctly and reliably engaged to the needle shield before the syringe and needle shield remover assembly is inserted into the housing. | 09-25-2014 |
20140288504 | Safety Pen Needle Device - The present invention relates to a safety pen needle device comprising a first needle shield ( | 09-25-2014 |
20140303564 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE AND INJECTION DEVICE - A safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises a hollow support body to retain the pre-filled syringe therein, a hollow needle shield that is slidable relative to the support body and guiding means for guiding the movement of the needle shield relative to the support body. The guiding means comprise a deflectable flexible arm, a guide pin and a guide track. The deflectable flexible arm extends essentially parallel to a central axis of the safety device. The guide pin extends radial from the flexible arm. The guide track guides the guide pin within and along the guide track when the needle shield is slid relative to the support body. | 10-09-2014 |
20140309594 | SYRINGE - A syringe ( | 10-16-2014 |
20140323977 | NEEDLE SHIELD FOR DISPOSABLE SYRINGE WITH ANNULAR RING - A needle shield includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis, and having a longitudinal channel configured to receive a syringe. The body has injection and protection positions. A first latching mechanism on the body is radially outwardly deflectable and includes a protuberance extending radially into the channel. A second latching mechanism disposed on the body and proximally of the first latching mechanism is radially outwardly deflectable and includes a tab at a proximal end thereof extending radially into the channel. The tab has a radially inwardly tapering portion toward a proximal edge of the tab oriented generally perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal axis. In the injection position, an annular ring on the syringe is located distally of the protuberance, and in the protection position, the proximal edge of the tab is in facing engagement with the annular ring to prevent proximal movement of the body on the syringe. | 10-30-2014 |
20140323978 | AUTOINJECTOR - Described is an autoinjector comprising a case, a drive carriage disposed in the case, and a plunger coupled to the drive carriage. The plunger is adapted to releasably engage a needle retraction mechanism in a syringe. Translation of the drive carriage in a distal direction relative to the case causes the plunger to engage the needle retraction mechanism and translation of the drive carriage in a proximal direction relative to the casing case the plunger to needle refraction mechanism the stopper. | 10-30-2014 |
20140323979 | SAFETY SYRINGE - Described is a syringe comprising a barrel, a stopper slidably arranged within the barrel, a needle arranged on a distal end of the barrel, a plunger coupling coupled to the stopper and adapted to releasably engage a plunger, and a needle retraction mechanism adapted to retract the needle into the barrel. | 10-30-2014 |
20140330216 | PLUNGER-DRIVEN AUTO-INJECTORS - Plunger sub-assemblies for automatic injectors include a plunger outer having one or more engagement prongs, a plunger inner having one or more engagement slots which correspond with the engagement prongs of the plunger outer, and a retraction biasing member. The retraction biasing member is retained in a first energized state between the plunger outer and plunger inner when the engagement prongs of the plunger outer are releasably engaged with the engagement slots of the plunger inner. The one or more engagement prongs are capable of flexing substantially radially to release from engagement with the engagement slots of the plunger inner to permit the retraction biasing member to expand from the first energized state to a second expanded state. An automatic injector having a plunger sub-assembly includes a housing, an activation mechanism, and a plunger sub-assembly at least partially mounted within a syringe cartridge having a needle assembly. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330217 | RETRACTABLE SYRINGE NEEDLE - A retractable needle is provided for a syringe comprising a barrel and a plunger that comprises a portion capable of engaging the retractable needle for retraction. The retractable needle comprises a cannula, a needle body having a plunger-engaging member, at least one aperture and an which is in fluid communication with the at least one aperture, wherein the at least one aperture is located between the plunger-engaging member and the elongate portion. The positioning of the at least one aperture distal to the plunger-engaging member maximizes the efficiency of fluid delivery. | 11-06-2014 |
20140336588 | AUTO-INJECTOR - Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe for injected delivery of a drug to a patient. The cassette unit includes a removable cap that in a capping position fits over and thereby acts to close off the needle projection aperture; and connecting to the removable cap, a needle cover defining a needle sheath for sheathing the needle tip of the syringe. The removable cap is provided with one or more first engagement features arranged for selectively engaging one or more second engagement features of the cassette unit housing when the removable cap is in the capping position to thereby restrict/prevent rotation of the removable cap and needle cover relative to the housing. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336589 | INJECTOR SAFETY DEVICE - A safety member for use with an injection device is disclosed. The safety member includes a blocking ring extending into a housing of the injection device in blocking association with a latch member associated with a trigger mechanism of the injector, in which the blocking ring blocks movement of a portion of the trigger mechanism into a firing position. The safety member further includes a manipulable portion disposed outside the housing and configured for hand-manipulation by a user to remove the safety member from the housing to unblock the firing mechanism to enable firing of the injector. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336590 | AUTOINJECTOR - Described is an autoinjector comprising a case, a needle shroud slidably arranged in the case, a chassis slidably arranged in the case and rotatably coupled to the needle shroud, an outer plunger selectively engaged to the chassis, an inner plunger selectively engaged to the outer plunger, and a drive spring applying a biasing force to the outer plunger. The biasing force is applied to the inner plunger when the inner plunger is engaged to the outer plunger. Axial movement of the needle shroud relative to the case causes rotation of the chassis relative to the needle shroud. The rotation of the chassis causes the inner plunger to rotate relative to the outer plunger and disengage the outer plunger to remove the biasing force from the drive spring on the inner plunger. | 11-13-2014 |
20140343505 | Autoinjector - Described is an autoinjector comprising a front case having a first rib and a second rib, and a rear case telescopically coupled to the front case and having latch arms adapted to engage the first rib and the second rib. When the front case is in a first position relative to rear case, the latch arms are engaged to the first rib. When the latch arms disengage the first rib, the front case translates to a second position relative to the rear case, an axial distance between the front case and the rear case increases relative to the first position, the latch arms engage the second rib. | 11-20-2014 |
20140343506 | SHARPS RETRACTION DEVICE - A medical device comprising an outer housing ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140343507 | Cap Assembly - A cap assembly for a medicament delivery device having a housing and a medicament container holder. The cap assembly includes a retainer member connectable to the container holder; a hub having a needle and coaxially movable within the retainer member; an inner cap connected to the hub and the retainer member; an outer cap coaxially arranged to the inner cap; and a cap clutch mechanism having a locking member that is axially movable in relation to the inner and outer caps between a disengaged position, in which the outer cap is rotatable relative to the inner cap, and an engaged position, in which the outer cap is rotationally locked to the inner cap. The cap clutch mechanism also has a clutch biasing device arranged between the outer cap and the locking member for biasing the locking member for keeping it in the disengaged position. | 11-20-2014 |
20140343508 | AUTOINJECTOR WITH AN INNER PLUNGER WHICH DISENGAGES THE OUTER PLUNGER TO RETRACT THE SYRINGE CARRIER - Described is an autoinjector comprising a case, a chassis slidably arranged in the case, a syringe carrier operably coupled to the chassis, an outer plunger selectively engaged to the chassis, an inner plunger selectively engaged to the outer plunger, and a drive spring applying a biasing force to the outer plunger. The biasing force is applied to the inner plunger when the inner plunger is engaged to the outer plunger. Rotation of the chassis causes the inner plunger to rotate relative to the outer plunger and disengage the outer plunger to remove the biasing force from the drive spring on the inner plunger. When the inner plunger disengages the outer plunger, the biasing force of the drive spring pushes the chassis to retract the syringe carrier relative to the case. | 11-20-2014 |
20140364812 | PLUNGER SUB-ASSEMBLIES AND AUTO-INJECTORS HAVING LOW RETRACTION ACTIVATION FORCE - A low retraction activation force plunger sub-assembly for an automatic injector includes: a plunger outer having one or more engagement prongs, a plunger inner having a shoulder, and a plunger biasing member retained in a first energized state between said plunger outer and plunger inner when the engagement prongs of the plunger outer are releasably engaged with the shoulder of the plunger inner. An automatic injector includes a housing, an activation mechanism, an actuation mechanism, and a syringe cartridge having the plunger sub-assembly and a needle assembly, wherein the actuation mechanism includes comprises an actuation biasing member residing in an initial energized state substantially within an upper portion of an actuation pill. A method of assembling the automatic injector includes the steps of: assembling the plunger sub-assembly and inserting the plunger sub-assembly into the housing such that a proximal end of the plunger sub-assembly contacts the actuation pill. | 12-11-2014 |
20140371684 | Injection Device - The invention relates to an injection device ( | 12-18-2014 |
20140378910 | Angled Retracting Sheath for Safety Needle - A safety needle device having a housing, a retractable sheath, and a needle cannula. The retractable sheath includes a tubular portion that is slideably mounted about a portion of the housing to completely or partially encase the length of the cannula. The retractable sheath includes a sheath bevel at the distal end having a blunted or angled tip. The angled tip being configured to suitable injection angles and may be fixed or rotatable. The sheath bevel may include a skin-engaging contact surface at the distal end. The needle may be connected to a needle hub at the proximal end of the housing and includes a needle bevel at the distal end. The sheath bevel and needle bevel may be offset from each other. A safety needle device having a retractable sheath having a graduated injection depth gauge to indicate needle penetration is also disclosed. | 12-25-2014 |
20150011944 | AUTOMATIC INJECTOR - An automatic injector dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament without a user having to manually force the needle into an injection site. The automatic injector includes a needle cover having a locked retracted position with respect to the injector housing prior to a medicament dispensing operation. The needle cover is operative to engage an injection site prior to a medicament dispensing operation. | 01-08-2015 |
20150011945 | Retractable Syringe with a Cutting Crown - A retractable syringe comprises a cutting head mounted on a plunger of the syringe. When the plunger is advanced to expel fluid from the syringe, the cutting crown cuts a retention mechanism which holds a needle unit of the syringe, allowing a drive mechanism to drive the needle unit into the syringe. The cutting crown is shaped to reduce the force which has to be applied to cut the retention mechanism. Furthermore, a disposable needle assembly for attachment to a syringe unit comprises a needle and connector element for connecting the needle to the syringe unit. The connector element encircles the needle and has a thread on its outer surface for mating with the syringe unit. When the needle assembly is mated with the syringe, a central bore of substantially constant bore extends from the tip of the needle into the interior chamber of the syringe. | 01-08-2015 |
20150018773 | LOW RADIAL PROFILE NEEDLE SAFETY DEVICE - A needle safety device ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150032061 | Medical Injection Device - A medical injection device has a syringe. The syringe has a container for the medium to be injected and an injection cannula, which communicates with the container. A needle guard of the injection device can be moved between an injection position and a safe position. In the injection position, the injection cannula can be uncovered in order to inject the medium. In the safe position, a cannula tip of the injection cannula is recessed in a protective component of the needle guard. A securing device securely fixes the protective component in the safe position. The result is an injection device having a needle guard that can be manipulated intuitively and operated safely. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032062 | Medical Injection Device - A medical injection device has an injection unit and an anti-rotation device. Said anti-rotation device is non-rotationally connected to a port and connection portion of the injection device so as to surround the outside thereof in the manner of a sleeve. As a result, an intuitively usable and operationally safe injection device is obtained. When a protective cap for an injection cannula of the injection unit is being removed from the port and connection portion, an unwanted rotation of the port and connection portion relative to the container about components of a plug-in connection arranged therebetween is safely prevented. | 01-29-2015 |
20150038913 | SAFETY HYPODERMIC SYRINGE - 1. A safety hypodermic syringe ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150051553 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE - A medicament delivery device is presented having a housing configured to receive a medicament container having a delivery member and a shield, a protective cap, and wherein the protective cap comprises connecting means for connecting to the shield of the medicament container such that removal of the protective cap from the housing causes removal of the shield from the medicament container. The delivery device is characterised in that a protective cap assembly has a first disconnecting means configured to interact with corresponding second disconnecting means of the housing and of the protective cap such that activation of the first disconnecting means of the protective cap assembly causes the displacement of the protective cap relative to the housing. | 02-19-2015 |
20150065961 | Cap Assembly - The present invention relates to a cap assembly | 03-05-2015 |
20150065962 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH NEEDLE SHIELD - According to the invention, an injection device (D) comprises a pre-filled syringe and a safety device. The pre-filled syringe comprises a barrel with an inner cavity in fluid communication with a hypodermic needle attached to a distal end of the pre-filled syringe and a piston fluid-tightly sealing a proximal end of the inner cavity. The safety device comprises a support body for retaining the pre-filled syringe therein, an outer body operably connected to the piston, a needle shield and a releasable retaining means (R). The retaining means comprises a radial projection and a longitudinal recess adapted to receive the radial projection. The radial projection is connected to or integral part of one of the support body or the outer body and a longitudinal recess formed into the other of the support body or the outer body. The needle shield, the support body and the outer body are telescopable relative to each other. The piston is movable in a distal direction to expel a medicament contained in the inner cavity through the hypodermic needle by a manual actuation of the outer body. A telescoping movement of the outer body with respect to the support body is restricted by the retaining means (R) when the needle shield is moved with respect to the support body in a proximal direction from an initial position (I) towards a retracted position (II). The retaining means (R) is released when the needle shield reaches the retracted position (II) allowing for a telescoping movement of the outer body with respect to the support body to expel the medicament contained in the pre-filled syringe through the hypodermic needle. | 03-05-2015 |
20150080809 | FIXED-DOSE MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE - A medicament delivery device is presented having a housing, a safety sleeve movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the housing, a guide sleeve rotatably disposed in the housing, a plunger slidably disposed in the safety sleeve, and a button coupled to the housing. When the safety sleeve is in the retracted position, translation of the button relative to the housing causes the guide sleeve to rotate relative to the safety sleeve. Rotation of the guide sleeve relative to the safety sleeve allows the plunger to translate a predetermined axial distance relative to the safety sleeve. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080810 | Syringe Carrier with Needle Shield and Data Storage Device for Use in a Medical Auto-Injection Device - Described is a medicament cartridge comprising a housing adapted to contain a syringe containing a medicament, a shield telescopically coupled to the housing and translatable relative to the housing between a retracted position and an extended position, and a data storage device including medicament data. | 03-19-2015 |
20150100026 | INJECTION DEVICE PREVENTING THE RETURN OF THE PISTON WHEN THE SAFETY SYSTEM IS DEPLOYED - The present invention relates to an injection device ( | 04-09-2015 |
20150112273 | AUTO-INJECTOR WITH ACTIVE AGENT CONTAINER LATCHING - In an elongated casing, an active agent container connected to an injection needle can be shifted axially by a spring force. Auto-injectors which are sold or distributed filled and with the springs tensed have to be provided with a needle protecting cap to ensure the sterility of the injection needle. When such a needle protecting cap is removed as preparation for using the auto-injector, a tensile force can be exerted on the active agent container. Therefore, the active agent container comprising the injection needle must be prevented from being undesirably pulled forwards. At least one latching tongue prevents the active agent container from being prematurely shifted with respect to the casing, by abutting a flange arranged on a sliding sleeve which accommodates the active agent container. When the auto-injector is placed onto a person's skin, a needle protecting tube is shifted into the casing, forcing the latching tongue away from the flange and, thus, freeing the travel path for needle movement. | 04-23-2015 |
20150119813 | SHEATH PROTECTING A CANNULA, AND SAFETY SYRINGE COMPRISING SAID SHEATH - A protective sheath ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150119814 | AUTOINJECTOR COMPRISING A TIME DELAY DEVICE HAVING A PLANETARY GEAR SET FOR DELAYING THE RETRACTION OF THE NEEDLE - An autoinjector comprising a lower body ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150119815 | LIQUID ADMINISTERING DEVICE - A liquid administration device includes a cylindrical body; a needle tube configured to communicate or to be communicable with the cylindrical body at a tip side of the cylindrical body; a gasket that is slidable within the cylindrical body; an operation member configured to perform pressing operation to discharge the liquid from the needle tube by pressing the gasket toward the tip direction; a restricting member arranged at an outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body, and configured to be positioned to restrict the pressing operation; and a cover member that is movable to a first position, in which at least the needle tip of the needle tube is covered, and to a second position, retreated in a base end direction from the first position, in which the needle tip is exposed. | 04-30-2015 |
20150126939 | Telescoping Safety Shield for Needles - A safety shield adapted for use with a syringe having a syringe barrel for protecting a needle after use in a medical procedure is disclosed. The safety shield includes a first portion disposed at least partially about the barrel and axially movable from a retracted position surrounding at least a portion of the syringe barrel to an extended position wherein at least the distal end of the first portion extends beyond the distal end of the syringe barrel. The shield further includes a second portion associated with the first portion and axially movable with respect to the first portion from a retracted position to an extended position extending beyond the distal end of the first portion. First and second locking members are provided for locking the first and second portions in an extended position upon axial movement thereof. | 05-07-2015 |
20150141929 | AUTOINJECTOR - An autoinjector that receives a pre-filled syringe, having a central body and an actuator sleeve provided with one end that comes into contact with the user. The actuator sleeve can be moved between projecting and actuation positions and it is in the projecting position prior to and following the actuation of the autoinjector. An injection mechanism is provided to inject the product when the needle is inserted into the user's body. The autoinjector also includes a barrel movement device to move the needle into the injection position and retract the needle from the body following injection. The movement device includes a control ring rotatably mounted in the central body, the ring having an inclined internal profile that engages with an internal projection of a control sleeve that can move axially in the central body, such that the sleeve moves axially when the ring is rotated. | 05-21-2015 |
20150141930 | EXTENDED FINGER FLANGE FOR SYRINGE SYSTEMS - The present disclosure describes an extended finger flange that facilitate use of syringe systems. The extended finger flange increases the surface area available for an end user's fingers thereby allowing a more secure grip on the device and providing greater control during administrations of the medication. | 05-21-2015 |
20150141931 | SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADMINISTERING MEDICATION - The autoinjector systems disclosed herein provide in part devices for allowing patients with reduced joint strength to more easily administer medicine. Certain exemplary syringe embodiments include a housing, a syringe assembly slidably mounted on the housing, and a needle cap releasably engaged to the housing, where the cap includes a protruding pocket for receiving a needle cap remover. | 05-21-2015 |
20150148749 | SYRINGE ASSEMBLY WITH AUTOMATIC SAFETY SHIELD - A safety shield for use with a hypodermic syringe device is disclosed. The safety shield is moveable relative to the syringe barrel between retracted position and a needle containing position. In the retracted position, the syringe device may be used to inject the needle into the patient. After the medication has been injected or as the needle is withdrawn from the patient, in its operative mode the shield automatically extends from its retracted position to a needle containing position to shield the point of the needle to prevent accidental sticks and without further input from the operator to render the syringe unusable after a single injection. | 05-28-2015 |
20150290393 | Medicament Delivery Device - A medicament delivery device includes a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal parts; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing with a proximal part of the sleeve protruding a distance outside the proximal part of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism having a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged within the needle shield sleeve, a syringe having a stopper, a medicament, and a needle, the syringe being coaxially arranged within the syringe carrier; and a holding member connected to the syringe carrier; a first activator member an a second activator member; a drive mechanism adapted to accumulate a drive force for moving the syringe carrier mechanism in a first step and a second step. The second activator member is arranged within an information device for producing audible, visual, and/or tactile feedback to a user about a completed injection. | 10-15-2015 |
20150290400 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE AND INJECTION DEVICE - A safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises a hollow support body to retain the pre-filled syringe, a retaining collar and a rotating collar arranged within the support body. The retaining collar is releasably mounted to the support body. The rotating collar is slidable along an axial length of the support body and rotatable around a central axis of the safety device. The retaining collar is movable with respect to the support body in a proximal direction when the retaining collar is released from being mounted to the support body by the rotating collar. | 10-15-2015 |
20150328411 | INJECTOR DEVICE - An injector device for the percutaneous injection of fluids, such as medications, is disclosed. The device can have a mobile phone case. The mobile phone case can hold an auto-injector cartridge having a trigger, spring-loaded needle and reservoir holding a medication such as epinephrine or insulin. The device mobile phone case can communicate injection data to the phone. The phone can communicate the injection data to an emergency service provider. | 11-19-2015 |
20150343146 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH SHIELD OPERATED NEEDLE ACTUATOR - A drug delivery device comprises a shield ( | 12-03-2015 |
20150343154 | Medical Needle Safety Device - A medical needle safety device includes a needle mount for supporting the needle and a needle shielding sleeve surrounding a supported needle coaxially with the mount, for sliding from a needle shielding position towards a non-shielding position. The mount ( | 12-03-2015 |
20150359974 | FOLDING PANEL NEEDLE GUARD - A folding panel needle guard comprises front and rear panels coupled together at hinges, a collar attached to the front panels at hinges, a guard base element coupled to the rear panels at hinges, a hub and a spring to unfold and lock the front and rear panels in a co-linear needle shielded configuration. The folding panel needle guard is mountable to a needle or syringe assembly. | 12-17-2015 |
20150367074 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drug delivery device for administering a drug is presented having a body, at least one electrical unit and a port for electrically contacting the electrical unit, an adapter for attaching an injection needle to the drug delivery device, a safety mechanism arranged to prevent contacting the electrical unit whilst an injection needle is in fluid communication with the drug delivery device and arranged to prevent establishing a fluid communication whilst the electrical unit is contactable. | 12-24-2015 |
20150367082 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The invention relates to a drug delivery device ( | 12-24-2015 |
20150367083 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUID - A dispensing device ( | 12-24-2015 |
20150374928 | SAFETY SYRINGE AND NEEDLE AND NEEDLE SEAT RETRACTING DEVICE OF SAFETY SYRINGE - A safety syringe has a barrel, a pushing element, a retracting element, and a needle group. The barrel is hollow and has a needle-group mounting end, an operating grip end, and a barrel lumen. The pushing element is retractably mounted in the barrel lumen and has a pushrod chamber. The retracting element is airtightly and slidably mounted in the pushrod chamber. The needle group is connected to the needle-group mounting end of the barrel. The present invention can pull the retracting element to move relative to the pushing element to form a low pressure condition in the pushrod chamber as a vacuum status. After the injection, a vacuum attraction force in the pushrod chamber can retract the used needle group into the pushrod chamber for safe use of the safety syringe. | 12-31-2015 |
20160000992 | NEEDLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE - Described is a needle assembly magazine ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160001004 | DELAY MECHANISM SUITABLE FOR COMPACT AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE - A delay mechanism for an automatic injection device having a housing and a medication filled syringe. The delay mechanism includes a shuttle, a follower, a damping compound, at least one biasing member, and a biased plunger element. When moved in the device housing from a first location to a second location, the biased plunger element is adapted to drive the syringe piston within syringe barrel to force medication through the syringe needle for an injection. The follower, when the plunger element is so moved, is freed to move, under urging of the at least one biasing member, from a first position on the housing toward a second position to thereby move the shuttle for retracting the syringe needle into the housing after injection. The damping compound dampens or slows rotation of the follower as the follower moves from the first position toward the second position. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001014 | Injection Needle Having Shield Activated Valve - The present invention relates to a needle assembly having a build-in valve ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160015896 | AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE - An automatic injection device for delivering a dose from a medicine containing syringe includes a housing for containing the syringe, a force applicator for applying a force to eject medicine from the syringe, a trigger coupled to the force applicator for releasing the force applicator to cause an injection, a boot covering a needle attached to the syringe to protect and maintain sterility of the needle, and a mechanical interlock. The mechanical interlock prevents actuation of the trigger prior to removal of the boot. When the boot is removed, the mechanical interlock allows for actuation of the trigger. | 01-21-2016 |
20160022922 | Auto-Injector - An auto-injector with an interlock mechanism for defining an operation sequence of the auto-injector in a manner to allow a lateral trigger button to be operated only when a proximal end of the auto-injector is pressed against an injection site. | 01-28-2016 |
20160051773 | SAFETY CAP FOR DISPOSABSLE SYRINGE - The present invention relates to a safety cap for a disposable syringe. In particular, the safety cap for covering a needle of the syringe has a cutout insertion portion formed at one side thereof and a ball provided at the inner upper end of the cutout insertion portion, so that it is possible to couple the needle of the syringe to the safety cap by inserting the needle into the ball and then rotating the needle about the ball. Further, the safety cap has a fitting groove formed at the lower end portion thereof, so that the safety cap can be coupled to and covered on the upper portion of the used syringe through the cutout insertion portion from the lateral side of the syringe, and be then forcibly coupled to the upper portion of the syringe through the fitting groove. Therefore, the safety cap can prevent a user, after using the syringe, from having a wound by being pierced by the needle or from being infected by germs through the wound. | 02-25-2016 |
20160058955 | Palm Activated Drug Delivery Device - Disclosed is a device for the parenteral delivery of a medication, such as a drug. The device includes upper and lower housings in which the upper housing is configured to move relative to the lower housing as a result of application of an external force to permit the user of the device to control the rate at which the drug is administered. | 03-03-2016 |
20160074585 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH A SPRING FOR A NEEDLE PROTECTING SLEEVE - An injection device including a housing, a needle guard sleeve displaceable relative to the housing, and a spring coupled to the guard sleeve such that the guard sleeve can be moved by the spring distally from a proximal position to an end position, the spring also being coupled to a forward drive element displaceable relative to the housing in a drive direction wherein the spring is tensioned upon a movement of the forward drive element in the forward drive direction. | 03-17-2016 |
20160095982 | Pin head structure of Safety Syringe - A needle head structure of a safety syringe includes a protecting cover, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, a syringe holder and a plunger. The first sleeve, second sleeve and syringe holder are structures with mutually latched embedding protrusion and latch portion. The plunger includes a guide channel, and is operated with the syringe holder to reduce a remaining liquid. The first sleeve, second sleeve and syringe holder are latched with one another to fix an end of the syringe holder. After the use of the syringe, a first sleeve is pulled towards a an end to link the second sleeve, so that the first sleeve is latched to an end of the second sleeve, and the other end of the second sleeve is fixed to the syringe holder, so as to provide a convenient operation to users and reduce the risk of being pierced by the needle head structure accidentally. | 04-07-2016 |
20160095983 | AUTOMATIC NEEDLE APPARATUS - An automatic needle device comprises a body into which a needle assembly and needle are mounted. The device also includes a needle guard to cover the needle until it is used and to lock over the needle after use so the needle is not re-exposed. The locking is accomplished with a coil spring action locking device. A container for holding the automatic needle device also facilitates the viewing of the distal end of the needle prior to use on a patient. | 04-07-2016 |
20160106920 | Medical Injection Device - The present invention relates to a medicament injection device ( | 04-21-2016 |
20160121048 | Medicament Delivery Device - A medicament delivery device includes a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal parts; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing with a proximal part of the sleeve protruding a distance outside the proximal part of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism having a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged within the needle shield sleeve, a syringe having a stopper, a medicament, and a needle, the syringe being coaxially arranged within the syringe carrier; and a holding member connected to the syringe carrier; a first activator member an a second activator member; a drive mechanism adapted to accumulate a drive force for moving the syringe carrier mechanism in a first step and a second step. The second activator member is arranged within an information device for producing audible, visual, and/or tactile feedback to a user about a completed injection. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121049 | Medicament Delivery Device - A medicament delivery device includes a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal parts; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing with a proximal part of the sleeve protruding a distance outside the proximal part of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism having a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged within the needle shield sleeve, a syringe having a stopper, a medicament, and a needle, the syringe being coaxially arranged within the syringe carrier; and a holding member connected to the syringe carrier; a first activator member an a second activator member; a drive mechanism adapted to accumulate a drive force for moving the syringe carrier mechanism in a first step and a second step. The second activator member is arranged within an information device for producing audible, visual, and/or tactile feedback to a user about a completed injection. | 05-05-2016 |
20160129189 | Auto-Injector - An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes an elongate housing arranged to contain a syringe with a hollow needle and a stopper for sealing the syringe and displacing the medicament, the housing having a distal end and a proximal end with an orifice intended to be applied against an injection site. The syringe is slidably arranged with respect to the housing. A spring capable of, upon activation: pushing the needle from a covered position inside the housing into an advanced position through the orifice and past the proximal end, operating the syringe to supply the dose of medicament, and retracting the syringe with the needle into the covered position. After delivering the medicament, an activator arranged to lock the spring in a pressurized state prior to manual operation and capable of, upon manual operation, releasing the spring for injection. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129195 | Injection Device - An injection device comprises an actuator adapted when actuated to cause commencement of an injection sequence; a locking mechanism adapted to be moved between a locked position in which the locking mechanism prevents the actuator from being actuated, and an unlocked position in which the actuator can be actuated to cause commencement of the injection sequence. An indicator is configured to provide a visual indication of whether the locking mechanism is in its locked position or in its unlocked position. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129199 | Injection Device - An injection device comprising a housing adapted to receive a syringe having a discharge nozzle, and a sliding component which protrudes, when in a first position, from the aperture in the housing, wherein the sliding component is movable into the housing into a second position, wherein the sliding component comprises a contact surface located at a first end of the sliding component which protrudes from the housing when the sliding component is in its first position. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129200 | Injection Device - An injection device comprises an actuator adapted when actuated to cause commencement of an injection sequence; a locking mechanism adapted to be moved between a locked position in which the locking mechanism prevents the actuator from being actuated, and an unlocked position in which the actuator can be actuated to cause commencement of the injection sequence. The locking mechanism comprises a contact portion which in the locked position of the locking mechanism projects against the actuator. The contact portion comprises a curved surface. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129201 | INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device comprises a housing adapted to receive a syringe having a discharge nozzle, the syringe being moveable in the housing on actuation of the injection device along a longitudinal axis from a retracted position in which the discharge nozzle is contained within the housing and an extended position in which the discharge nozzle of the syringe extends from the housing through an exit aperture. There is an actuator and a drive adapted to be acted upon by the actuator and in turn act upon the syringe to advance it from its retracted position to its extended position and discharge its contents through the discharge nozzle. A locking mechanism is moveable from an engaged position in a direction into the housing at the exit aperture into a disengaged position. The locking mechanism is adapted to prevent actuation of the device when it is in its engaged position and permit actuation of the device when it is in its disengaged position. The exit aperture is defined by a rim located on an edge of the housing and the locking mechanism comprises a contact surface which is adapted to extend over or around at least a part of the rim. | 05-12-2016 |
20160136359 | Retracting Sheath Detachable Safety Needle with Moving Spring - A passive safety needle device is disclosed having a housing, a needle hub, a needle cannula, a retractable sheath, a spring to bias the retractable sheath in a distal direction to cover the distal end of the needle cannula, a radial protrusion to cause the spring to move from the proximal spring position to the distal spring position, and a catch to secure the distal end of the spring to the distal end of the housing. The spring may bias the retractable sheath in a distal direction to cover the distal end of the needle cannula. The radial protrusion causes the spring to move from a proximal spring position to the distal spring position towards the catch located at the distal end of the housing. | 05-19-2016 |
20160144131 | ACTIVATOR FOR AN AUTO INJECTOR - The invention relates to an activator unit for an autoinjector, comprising a substantially cylindrical housing ( | 05-26-2016 |
20160144133 | AUTOINJECTOR - Described is an autoinjector ( | 05-26-2016 |
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20160158459 | Frontal Attachment Device for Syringe with Pinch-Activated Retraction - A retractable needle device attachable to the front of a fluid collection or infusion device such as a syringe, the retractable needle device comprising a housing having an engagement member, a slide support surface, a retraction cavity and a first pinch surface; a needle; a needle alignment member comprising a needle tube and a second pinch surface; and a needle retraction mechanism positioned within the needle tube and configured to bias the needle rearwardly; wherein the first and second pinch surfaces are configured so that a pinching force applied to them will cause relative lateral movement between the housing and needle alignment member. This translational movement from an injection position, wherein the needle is aligned with the syringe connector, to a retraction position, wherein the needle is aligned with the retraction cavity, allows the needle retraction mechanism to force the needle into the retraction cavity. | 06-09-2016 |
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20220134018 | AUTO-INJECTOR WITH ACTUATION PREVENTION CAP - A drug delivery device includes a housing, a syringe assembly including a barrel, a stopper, and a cannula, with at least a portion of the syringe assembly positioned within the housing, a drive assembly configured to move the stopper within the barrel upon actuation of the drive assembly, with at least a portion of the drive assembly positioned within the housing, a needle cover having a pre-use position where the cannula is positioned within the needle cover, an actuation position where the needle cover is configured to actuate the drive assembly, and a post-use position where the cannula is positioned within the needle cover, and a cap receiving a portion of the needle cover, with the cap configured to prevent movement of the needle cover from the pre-use position to the actuation position. | 05-05-2022 |