US 5,873,462 A · Pen needle dispenser

Abstract

A pen needle dispenser having a cover rotatably mounted on a circular shaped container having a plurality of cavities, with each cavity dimensioned to receive a pen needle assembly with or without shields. The cover includes a slot that is rotated into alignment with one of the cavities in the container to provide the user with access to one unused shielded pen needle and thereby permits the pen needle to be mounted on a medication delivery pen. After use the used unshielded pen needle is returned to and locked in the cavity. Then, the cover is rotated until the slot is aligned with another cavity containing the next unused shielded pen needle to be used during the next injection. The pen needle dispenser prevents the cover from rotating the slot back to cavities containing used pen needles.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for storing a plurality of needle assemblies and for selectively dispensing said needle assemblies therefrom, said apparatus comprising:

a plurality of needle assemblies;
a container having an upper surface including a plurality of cavities for receiving each of said plurality of needle assemblies therein;
a cover rotatably mounted on said container, said cover having a slot that can be rotated into alignment with one of said plurality of cavities in said container to provide access through said cover to a needle assembly located in said one of said plurality of cavities;
means preventing said needle assembly from moving into a locked position in said cavity;
and
means for locking said needle assembly in said cavity in the locked position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Pen needle dispenser

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Pen needle dispenser

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Abstract

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