Needle shield remover
AssigneeOwen Mumford Limited
InventorRobert William Bruns
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Abstract
A needle shield remover for removing a needle shield from a syringe. The needle shield remover comprises a receiving means to receive at least part of the needle shield, removing means to detach the needle shield from the syringe whilst it is present in the receiving means; and retaining means to temporarily retain the needle shield in the receiving means after removal of the syringe. Temporarily retaining the needle shield in the needle shield remover allows the needle shield remover to be reused. Additionally, by retaining the needle shield the needle shield remover prevents the needle shield from being lost or dropped on the floor when it is not retained within the needle shield.
Claims17
A needle shield remover for removing a needle shield from a syringe, the needle shield remover comprising
- receiving means comprising a passageway to receive at least part of the needle shield, the passageway being defined by a side wall, and the passageway including a cut-out in at least a portion of the side wall such that a needle shield may be inserted into the passageway through the cut-out;
- removing means comprising a first inward projection to detach the needle shield from the syringe whilst it is present in the passageway;
- and
- retaining means within a portion of the passageway and positioned distally from the first inward projection to temporarily retain the needle shield in the receiving means after removal of the syringe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.