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US 12,729,945 B2Granted
Devices and methods for a retainer adapter assembly
AssigneeRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Hunter, Connor Block
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Abstract
An adapter assembly that includes a housing, a channel formed within the housing that is configured to receive a medical device, a first groove formed along an interior wall of the channel that is configured to at least partially receive a first retaining element, and a second groove formed along the interior wall of the channel that is configured to at least partially receive a second retaining element. The first retaining element is configured to extend outward from the first groove and the second retaining element is configured to extend outward from the second groove, such that the first and second retaining elements abut against the medical device received through the channel.
Claims20
An adapter assembly, comprising:
- a housing including:
- a channel formed within the housing, and configured to receive a medical device;
- a first groove formed along an interior wall of the channel, and configured to at least partially contain a first retaining element fixed relative to the interior wall;
- and
- a second groove formed along the interior wall of the channel, and configured to at least partially contain a second retaining element fixed relative to the interior wall;
- wherein each of the first groove and the second groove extends circumferentially about the interior wall of the channel;
- wherein the first retaining element is configured to extend outward from the first groove and the second retaining element is configured to extend outward from the second groove, such that each of the first retaining element and the second retaining element abuts against a barrel of the medical device that is received through the channel;
- and
- wherein each of the first retaining element and the second retaining element is configured to compress radially-outward from a central longitudinal axis of the channel while remaining longitudinally fixed relative to the interior wall when the barrel of the medical device is received through the channel, and the housing is configured to enable the barrel to extend through the channel such that a portion of the barrel extends outward from at least one opening of the housing.
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An adapter assembly, comprising:
- a housing including:
- a channel configured to receive a barrel of a medical device;
- a pair of grooves formed along an interior wall of the channel, wherein each of the pair of grooves is longitudinally offset from one another along the interior wall;
- and
- a pair of retaining elements, wherein each of the pair of retaining elements is at least partially contained within at least one of the pair of grooves and fixed relative to the interior wall;
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- wherein each of the pair of grooves extends circumferentially about the interior wall of the channel;
- wherein each of the pair of retaining elements is configured to extend outward from the pair of grooves and into the channel, thereby interfacing with a first portion of the barrel of the medical device received through the channel;
- wherein each of the pair of retaining elements is configured to compress into the pair of grooves and out of the channel while remaining longitudinally fixed relative to the interior wall when the first portion of the barrel of the medical device is received through the channel;
- and
- wherein the housing is configured to enable the barrel of the medical device to extend through the channel such that a second portion of the barrel of the medical device extends outward from at least one opening of the housing.
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A method for holding a medical device with an adapter assembly, comprising:
- inserting the medical device through a channel of the adapter assembly, the channel including a pair of grooves separated from one another along a longitudinal length of the channel and at least one retaining element contained within each of the pair of grooves and fixed relative to the channel for suspending the medical device inside the channel, wherein each of the pair of grooves extends circumferentially about an interior wall of the channel and the at least one retaining element is configured to compress radially-outward away from the channel and remain longitudinally fixed relative to the interior wall when the medical device is received through the channel wherein the adapter assembly is configured to enable a barrel of the medical device to extend through the channel such that the barrel extends outward from the adapter assembly;
- positioning an alignment mechanism of the adapter assembly in a first position to impede movement of the medical device relative to the channel by engaging a portion of the medical device;
- and
- positioning the alignment mechanism of the adapter assembly in a second position to allow movement of the medical device relative to the channel by disengaging the portion of the medical device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.