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US 11,883,360 B2Granted
Protective locking systems for use with vials
AssigneeEnable Injections, Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Hooven, Richard P. Nuchols, David Stefanchik
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Abstract
Protective locking systems for source vials which helps prevent mishandling of liquid medication to be removed from source vials and used in an injection device, such as a wearable injection device or a syringe. The protective locking systems include at least a key, a locking cap and a slide guard, each of which includes an opening sized at least large enough to receive a needle therethrough.
Claims26
A protective locking system for a vial comprising:
- a) a vial cap lock configured to be fitted to cover a septum on a vial containing a medical fluid;
- b) the vial cap lock further comprising a key, a locking cap and a slide guard;
- c) the key having a needle opening sized to receive a needle therethrough, the locking cap having a needle opening sized to receive a needle therethrough, and the slide guard having a needle opening sized to receive a needle therethrough;
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- d) the key being configured to be received by and movable relative to the locking cap from a first position, wherein the needle opening through the slide guard is not aligned with the respective needle openings through the key and locking cap, to a second position, wherein the key has moved the slide guard relative to the locking cap and the respective needle openings through the slide guard, the key and the locking cap are aligned to receive a needle therethrough.
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