Grasper for a needle sheath, cap, autoinjector and method of producing a grasper
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorsThomas Mark Kemp, Louise Hodgson, George Sykes
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Abstract
The disclosure refers to a grasper for a needle sheath removably arranged over a needle, wherein the grasper comprises a grasping carrier formed of a sheet and multiply bent along a plurality of longitudinal fold edges to form a plurality of carrier portions, wherein more than one of the plurality of carrier portions comprises a respective barb projecting from the surface of the carrier portion. The disclosure further refers to a cap and an autoinjector and a method of producing a grasper.
Claims21
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A grasper for a needle sheath, the needle sheath configured to be removably arranged over a needle, the grasper comprising:
- a grasping carrier comprising at least one cut-out from which a barb is bent,
- wherein a free end of the barb comprises prongs.
A cap for a drug delivery device, the cap comprising:
- a grasper for a needle sheath, the needle sheath configured to be removably arranged over a needle,
- wherein the grasper comprises a grasping carrier comprising at least one cut-out from which a barb is bent, and a free end of the barb comprises prongs.
A method comprising:
- removing a cap from a drug delivery device in a manner such that prongs of a barb bent from a cut-out of a grasping carrier of a grasper of the cap engage a needle sheath covering a needle thereby removing the needle sheath from the needle;
- and
- dispensing a medicament from the drug delivery device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.