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US 8,944,245 B2Granted
Dispensing strip for needle assemblies
AssigneeUltimed, Inc.
InventorsThomas E. Erickson, James J. Erickson, Timothy A. Bachman
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Abstract
A sharps container for (i) safe transportation and dispensing of a large number of unused pen needle assemblies, and (ii) safe storage of used pen needle assemblies. The unused pen needle assemblies may be connected to a flexible tape and are removed from a storage receptacle via an exit opening in the receptacle.
Claims11
A dispensing strip for needle assemblies, comprising:
- a thin flexible strip having a width and a length;
- a plurality of needle assemblies each having a longitudinal axis and comprising a needle and a shield for the needle;
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- a plurality of cavities associated with the thin flexible strip, said cavities being distributed along the length of the strip, extending from a single face of the strip, and sized to substantially contain a single needle assembly,
- wherein each cavity substantially contains a single needle assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.