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US 8,945,067 B2Granted
Systems for administering medication
AssigneeUCB Pharma S.A.
InventorsMartin John McLoughlin, Alex Lee, Dan Formosa, Steven Vordenberg, Joern Vicari, Eric Freitag, Boris Kontorvich
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Abstract
The autoinjector systems disclosed herein provide in part devices for allowing patients with reduced joint strength to more easily administer medicine. Certain exemplary syringe embodiments include a housing, a syringe assembly slidably mounted on the housing, and a needle cap releasably engaged to the housing, where the cap includes a protruding pocket for receiving a needle cap remover.
Claims14
An autoinjector device comprising:
- a housing;
- a syringe assembly slidably mounted on the housing, the syringe assembly including a needle and a fluid container;
- an auto injector actuator for urging the syringe assembly with respect to the housing from a storage position to a launch position;
- a needle cap remover;
- and
- a cap releasably engaged to the housing, the cap having a protruding pocket for receiving the needle cap remover;
- the needle cap remover comprising a connector having:
- a base;
- a plurality of first legs spaced symmetrically away from one another and extending proximally from the base, each first leg having an internally facing barb for receiving and engaging a needle cap that covers the needle of the syringe assembly;
- and
- a plurality of second legs extending proximally from the base, each second leg having an externally facing barb tip that flares outwardly towards the protruding pocket for engaging a lower, interior portion of the protruding pocket near the base, wherein at least one of the second legs is positioned circumferentially between two of the first legs, and wherein the plurality of second legs do not extend proximally from the base as far as the plurality of first legs.
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A device comprising:
- a needle cap remover;
- a housing having distal and proximal ends, the distal end having an interfacing passage that receives a cap;
- wherein the cap releasably engages the housing and has a protruding pocket for receiving the needle cap remover;
- a syringe assembly including a needle and a fluid container;
- and
- the needle cap remover comprising a connector having:
- a base;
- a plurality of first legs spaced symmetrically away from one another and extending proximally from the base, each first leg having an internally facing barb for receiving and engaging a needle cap that covers the needle of the syringe assembly;
- and
- a plurality of second legs extending proximally from the base, each second leg having an externally facing barb tip that flares outwardly towards the protruding pocket for engaging a lower, interior portion of the protruding pocket near the base, wherein at least one of the second legs is positioned circumferentially between two of the first legs, and wherein the plurality of second legs do not extend proximally from the base as far as the plurality first legs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.