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US 6,595,362 B2Granted
Cases for medication delivery devices
AssigneeLindon Products Inc.
InventorsMelinda Penney, Sherin Lussier, Dalita R. Tomellini
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Abstract
Cases are provided for carrying medication delivery devices such as auto-injectors, syringes or vials. The cases include a cradling structure to protect the medication delivery device from jostling and impact encountered during transport.
Claims35
A case for a medication delivery device comprising:
- a container body defining an open chamber constructed to receive the medication delivery device;
- a lid constructed to cover the open chamber;
- and
- a molded plastic cradling structure, within the chamber, constructed to hold the medication device securely in a predetermined position during transport of the case, the cradling structure including a curved surface and a foam layer covering at least a portion of the curved surface of the cradling structure.
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A case for a medication delivery device comprising:
- a container body defining an open chamber constructed to receive the medication delivery device;
- a lid constructed to cover the open chamber;
- and
- a latch constructed to maintain the lid in a closed position and to provide a double-latching function, the latch comprising
- (a) a latch member, the latch member including a latch touch fastener and the container body including a cooperating body touch fastener constructed to engage the latch touch fastener when the latch member is closed,
- (b) a latch hinge joining the latch member to the lid, the hinge member being constructed to allow the lid to stay open without being held open, and
- (c) a member constructed to engage a portion of the container body in an interference fit.
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A case for a medication delivery device comprising:
- (i) a container body defining an open chamber constructed to receive the medication delivery device;
- (ii) a lid constructed to cover the open chamber;
- (iii) a latch constructed to maintain the lid in a closed position and to provide a double-latching function, the latch comprising
- (a) a latch member, the latch member including a latch touch fastener and the container body including a cooperating body touch fastener constructed to engage the latch touch fastener when the latch member is closed,
- (b) a latch hinge joining the latch member to the lid, the hinge member being constructed to allow the lid to stay open without being held open, and
- (c) a member constructed to engage a portion of the container body in an interference fit;
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- (iv) a cradling structure comprising a cradle having a curved surface having a curvature that substantially corresponds to the curvature of a curved portion of the medication delivery device, and a foam layer covering at least a portion of the curved surface of the cradle.
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A case for a medication delivery device including an auto-injector, the case comprising:
- a container body defining an open chamber constructed to receive the medication delivery device;
- a lid constructed to cover the open chamber;
- a cradling structure, within the chamber, constructed to hold the medication device securely in a predetermined position during transport of the case, the cradling structure including curved surface and a foam layer covering at least a portion of the curved surface of the cradling structure;
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- a cradle guide that extends generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the auto-injector when the auto-injector is in place in the chamber, the cradle guide including a curved opening through which a forward portion of the auto-injector can extend and a curved edge configured to act as a stop, properly positioning the auto-injector in the cradle structure for easy removal of the auto-injector from the case by providing a gap on each end of the auto-injector, thereby allowing a user to easily slip a fingertip into the gap to lever the end of the auto-injector out of the cradle structure.
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A case for a medication delivery device comprising an auto-injector, the case comprising:
- a puncture-proof container body defining an open chamber constructed to receive the medication delivery device;
- a lid constructed to cover the open chamber;
- and
- a molded plastic cradling structure, within the chamber, constructed so that the medication delivery device press-fits into the cradling structure to hold the medication device securely in a predetermined position during transport of the case, the cradling structure including a curved surface and a foam layer covering at least a portion of the curved surface of the cradling structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.