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US 6,200,296 B1Granted
5mm injection needle
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsMichael A. Dibiasi, Robert E. West
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Abstract
A needle assembly for a medication delivery pen or hypodermic syringe having a usable length of 5 mm (0.197″) that delivers a dose of medication to a proper location in the tissue “strata” or subcontinuous layer without the need for the user or patient to “pinch-up” the skin layer during the injection.
Claims10
A needle assembly comprising:
- a needle hub;
- and
- a 31 gauge needle cannula mounted in said needle hub, said cannula having a distal tip and a usable length between said needle hub and said distal tip of 0.197 inches so to deliver a dose of medication to a proper location in a tissue without the need for a user to pinch-up a skin layer during the injection.
A hypodermic syringe comprising:
- a housing having a distal end;
- a plunger slidably mounted within said housing;
- and
- a needle assembly mounted on said distal end of said housing, said needle assembly comprising:
- a needle hub;
- and
- a 31 gauge needle cannula mounted in said needle hub, said cannula having a distal tip and a usable length between said needle hub and said distal tip of 0.197 inches so to deliver a dose of medication to a proper location in a tissue without the need for a user to pinch-up a skin layer during the injection.
4 more elements
A pen needle assembly for use with a medication delivery pen, said pen needle assembly comprising:
- a needle hub for mounting said pen needle on a medication delivery pen;
- and
- a 31 gauge needle cannula mounted in said needle hub and having a proximal tip, a distal tip, and a usable length between said needle hub and said distal tip of 0.197 inches so to deliver a dose of medication to a proper location in a tissue without the need for a user to pinch-up a skin layer during the injection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.