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US 10,245,376 B2Granted
Assembly including a needle for administering a fluid
AssigneeSanofi
InventorsMichael Bainton, Matthew Jones
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Abstract
An assembly including a needle (3) for administering a fluid is presented. The needle (3) comprises a hollow needle body (4) to guide the fluid. The needle body (4) is furthermore formed such that an inlet section (20) of the needle body (4) defines a first flow direction for the fluid and an outlet section (21) of the needle body (4) defines a second flow direction for the fluid, wherein the first flow direction is inclined with respect to the second flow direction.
Claims14
An assembly comprising:
- a needle for administering a fluid, the needle comprising:
- a hollow needle body configured to guide the fluid, the needle body being formed such that an inlet section of the needle body defines a first flow direction for the fluid, and an outlet section of the needle body defines a second flow direction for the fluid, wherein the first flow direction is inclined with respect to the second flow direction, and wherein the needle body comprises a bend which connects the inlet section and the outlet section;
- a needle unit comprising the needle, the needle being fixed to a needle hub, wherein the needle unit further comprises a needle housing which covers a part of the bend of the needle body,
- a reservoir retaining fluid, wherein the needle is fluidly connected to the reservoir, and
- an assembly housing, wherein the needle unit is rotatably mounted to the assembly housing such that the needle hub is axially secured but rotatable with respect to the assembly housing, the needle unit being rotatable relative to the assembly housing such that a longitudinal axis of the outlet section of the needle body points toward a dose member.
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An assembly comprising:
- a needle with an inlet, an outlet, and a hollow body that connects the inlet and the outlet, wherein the body has a bend,
- a needle hub, wherein the needle is fixed to the needle hub,
- a reservoir containing fluid, the reservoir is in fluid communication with the needle, and
- a housing,
- wherein the inlet of the needle defines a first flow direction for the fluid and the outlet of the needle defines a second flow direction for the fluid, wherein the first flow direction is inclined with respect to the second flow direction, and
- wherein the needle hub is rotatably mounted to the housing such that the needle hub is axially secured but rotatable with respect to the housing, the needle hub being rotatable relative to the housing such that a longitudinal axis of the outlet of the needle points toward a dose member.
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An assembly comprising:
- a needle with an inlet, an outlet, and a hollow body that connects the inlet and the outlet, wherein the body has a bend,
- a needle hub, wherein the needle is fixed to the needle hub,
- a reservoir containing fluid, wherein the reservoir is in fluid communication with the needle,
- an assembly housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, and
- a needle housing for supporting the needle,
- wherein the inlet of the needle defines a first flow direction for the fluid and the outlet of the needle defines a second flow direction for the fluid, wherein the first flow direction is inclined with respect to the second flow direction, and
- wherein the needle hub is rotatably mounted to the first housing part such that the needle hub is axially secured but rotatable with respect to the first housing part, the needle hub being rotatable relative to the assembly housing such that a longitudinal axis of the outlet of the needle points toward a dose member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.