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US 8,133,200 B2Granted
Reversible cap for pen needle outer cover
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsMichael A. DiBiasi, Robert Banik
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Abstract
A pen needle assembly includes a cap for covering the non-injection end of a needle of a pen needle. The needle is received by a hub, which is disposed in an outer cover. The cap is adapted to be connected to the outer cover in a first or second position. The cap is removable in the first position and the cap is locked to the outer cover in the second position.
Claims7
A reversible cap for a pen needle assembly, comprising:
- a base having a first surface and a second surface;
- a sealing wall extending upwardly from said first surface of said base;
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- a removable flange removably connected to, and extending radially outwardly from, said base, wherein said cap is adapted to be connected to an open end of an outer cover of a pen needle in a first or second position, said first surface being visible when said cap is connected to the outer cover in said first position and said second surface being visible when said cap is connected to said outer cover in said second position.
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