# US 10,441,719 B2 · Syringe carrier > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,441,719 B2 - Document ID: US10441719B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/353,268 - Filed: 2019-03-14 - Published: 2019-07-04 - Granted: 2019-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-08 - Assignees: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH - Applicants: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH - Inventors: Yannick Hourman; Douglas Ivan Jennings; Matthew Ekman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10441719B2 ## CPC - A61M 5/31: Details - A61M 5/24: Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or cartridges, e.g. automatic - A61M 5/321: {Means for protection against accidental injuries by used needles} - A61M 5/3202: {Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps (A61M5/50 takes precedence; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001)} - A61M 2005/2407: {from the rear} - A61M 2005/2414: {from the side} - A61M 2005/2437: {by clamping means} - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A syringe carrier comprising: an elongate body comprising first and second resilient arms, the first and second resilient arms extending distally from a collar of the elongate body and comprising projections extending radially inward from distal ends of the first and second resilient arms, the projections being configured to contact a rigid needle shield of a syringe when the syringe is advanced distally into the syringe carrier and the first and second resilient arms being configured to deflect radially outward as the projections ride along the rigid needle shield of the distally advancing syringe, the resilient arms being configured to return to a non-deflected position in which the projections are disposed in a gap between a barrel of the syringe and the rigid needle shield when the rigid needle shield moves distally beyond the projections; and first and second elements extending proximally from the body, the first and second elements being configured to contact the syringe at an abutment surface to directly restrict proximal movement of the syringe after the syringe has been inserted into a proximal end of the syringe carrier. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein the first and second resilient arms at least partially define slits. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The syringe carrier of claim 2, wherein the slits are defined between the first and second resilient arms. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The syringe carrier of claim 3, wherein the slits extend longitudinally along the elongate body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein the first and second elements are positioned opposite one another. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The syringe carrier of claim 5, wherein an inner surface of the first element faces an inner surface of the second element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The syringe carrier of claim 6, wherein the first and second elements are configured such that a portion of the syringe is disposed between the inner surfaces of the first and second elements after the syringe has been inserted into the syringe carrier. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The syringe carrier of claim 6, wherein portions of the first and second elements that are configured to contact the syringe extend radially inward from the inner surfaces of the first and second elements. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The syringe carrier of claim 5, wherein the first and second elements at least partially define a gap therebetween. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The syringe carrier of claim 9, wherein the gap is defined between the first and second elements. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein portions of the first and second elements that are configured to contact the syringe extend radially inward from inner surfaces of the first and second elements. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein the collar is configured to entirely surround a portion of the syringe after the syringe has been inserted into the syringe carrier. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein the projections and the first and second resilient arms are integrally formed with one another. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein each of the projections has a proximally-facing contoured surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The syringe carrier of claim 14, wherein the proximally-facing contoured surface of each of the projections is configured to accommodate a proximal portion of a neck of the syringe after the syringe has been inserted into the syringe carrier. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The syringe carrier of claim 14, wherein each of the projections has a distally-facing planar surface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The syringe carrier of claim 16, wherein the distally-facing planar surface of each of the projections is configured to abut a proximal end of the rigid needle shield of the syringe after the syringe has been inserted into the syringe carrier. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein the rigid needle shield has an outer diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the barrel of the syringe. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein the rigid needle shield has an outer diameter greater than a distance between the projections when the first and second resilient arms are in an undeflected position. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein the rigid needle shield has an outer diameter greater than a distance between the projections when the first and second resilient arms are rebounded radially inward. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein the elongate body of the syringe carrier defines a window for allowing visual access to the barrel of the syringe when the syringe is in the syringe carrier. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The syringe carrier of claim 1, wherein each of the projections extends less than 90 degrees about a circumference of the elongate body. ### Claim 23 A syringe carrier comprising: an elongate body comprising first and second resilient arms, the first and second resilient arms extending distally from a collar of the elongate body and comprising projections extending radially inward from distal ends of the first and second resilient arms, the projections being configured to contact a rigid needle shield of a syringe when the syringe is advanced distally into the syringe carrier and the first and second resilient arms being configured to deflect radially outward as the projections ride along the rigid needle shield of the distally advancing syringe, the resilient arms being configured to return to a non-deflected position in which the projections are disposed in a gap between a barrel of the syringe and the rigid needle shield when the rigid needle shield moves distally beyond the projections; and means for restricting proximal movement of the syringe after the syringe has been inserted into a proximal end of the syringe carrier, the means being located at a proximal end of the elongate body to directly contact the syringe. ### Claim 24 An assembly comprising: a syringe; a syringe carrier configured to receive the syringe, the syringe carrier comprising an elongate body comprising first and second resilient arms, the first and second resilient arms extending distally from a collar of the elongate body and comprising projections extending radially inward from distal ends of the first and second resilient arms, the projections being configured to contact a rigid needle shield of the syringe when the syringe is advanced distally into the syringe carrier and the first and second resilient arms being configured to deflect radially outward as the projections ride along the rigid needle shield of the distally advancing syringe, the resilient arms being configured to return to a non-deflected position in which the projections are disposed in a gap between a barrel of the syringe and the rigid needle shield when the rigid needle shield moves distally beyond the projections; and an element having an abutment surface configured to directly contact the syringe to restrict proximal movement of the syringe after the syringe has been inserted into a proximal end of the syringe carrier. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The assembly of claim 24, wherein the element is part of the syringe carrier. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The assembly of claim 25, wherein the element is one of two elements positioned opposite one another and being configured to cooperate to restrict proximal movement of the syringe after the syringe has been inserted into the syringe carrier. ### Claim 27 (depends on 24) The assembly of claim 24, wherein each of the projections extends less than 90 degrees about a circumference of the elongate body.