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US 2026/0306746 A1Published application
Medication delivery device with needle carrier
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorJared Alden JUDSON
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Abstract
Drug delivery devices are provided having a needle assembly portion and a drug device portion, where the needle assembly portion is removably coupleable to the drug device portion. In some embodiments, the needle of the needle assembly may be moveable from a retracted position to an extended position for piercing into a subject's skin. In some embodiments, the needle may also be moveable back to a retracted position.
Claims19
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A needle assembly for coupling to a drug device, the needle assembly comprising:
- a needle hub defining a longitudinal axis, the needle hub comprising a needle cannula extending along the longitudinal axis;
- a needle carrier having a tubular portion arranged around the needle hub;
- and
- a rotatable member coupled to the needle hub and configured to rotate relative to the needle carrier,
- wherein the needle carrier is removably couplable to a drug device, and
- wherein the needle cannula is movable relative to the needle carrier based on rotation of the rotatable member.
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A movable needle system for a drug device, comprising:
- a needle carrier to couple to a container of said drug device;
- a needle hub comprising a needle cannula, the needle hub movable relative to the needle carrier to move the needle from a retracted position to an extended position;
- a cam configured to be rotated to cause the needle hub to move;
- and
- a torsion spring coupled to the cam, wherein in response to an unwinding of the torsion spring, the cam is rotated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.