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US 2012/0059331 A1Published application
Reversible cap for pen needle outer cover
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsMichael A. DiBiasi, Robert Banik
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Abstract
A pen needle assembly includes a cap for covering the non-injection end of a needle of a pen needle. The needle is received by a hub, which is disposed in an outer cover. The cap is adapted to be connected to the outer cover in a first or second position. The cap is removable in the first position and the cap is locked to the outer cover in the second position.
Claims13
A pen needle assembly, comprising:
- a needle;
- a hub for receiving said needle;
- an outer cover for receiving said hub prior to and after an injection, said hub being removed from said outer cover for an injection;
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- a cap adapted to be connected to said outer cover in a first or second position, said cap being removable in said first position and said cap being locked to said outer cover in said second position, and said cap being reversed in said second position relative to said first position.
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A reversible cap for a pen needle outer cover, comprising:
- a base having a first surface and a second surface;
- a first inner side wall extending substantially perpendicularly from said second surface;
- a second inner side wall extending substantially perpendicularly from said first surface, said cap being connectable to an outer cover of a pen needle in a first position such that said first surface is visible or in a second position such that said second surface is visible, the pen needle being received by said outer cover prior to and after an injection and removed from said outer cover for an injection;
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- a handle connected to said base to facilitate handling said cap in said first and second positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.