A61M5/3213

ASEPTIC CARTRIDGE AND DISPENSER ARRANGEMENT
20230293819 · 2023-09-21 ·

A cartridge for use with a beneficial agent delivery device having a tillable reservoir. The cartridge includes a reconstitution, unit dose package having first and second compartments and a fitment. The first compartment contains at least a first constituent of the beneficial agent. The second compartment contains at least a second constituent of the beneficial agent. The fitment is disposed on the package for interfacing the package to the tillable reservoir.

Pen needle assembly apparatus
11744957 · 2023-09-05 · ·

A pen needle assembly apparatus includes a housing (30), a movable gripping assembly (32) for gripping a pen needle assembly (18), and an actuator (108). The housing (30) has a top end (34), a bottom end (36), and an inner cavity (38) for storing used pen needle assemblies. The gripping assembly (32) in one embodiment includes two movable jaws (58) that are movable to engage and grip the outer cover (22) of the pen needle assembly (18) so that the needle hub (16) can be separated from the outer cover (22) and placed back in the outer cover (22) after use of the pen needle. The actuator (108) is connected to the jaws (58) where movement of the actuator separates the jaws to release the outer cover of the pen needle assembly. The housing (30) has an opening 160) for engaging the inner shield (24) of the pen needle assembly to remove the inner shield (24) from the needle hub (16).

RFID tag enabled shield assembly
11752275 · 2023-09-12 · ·

The present invention relates to an RDID tag enabled shield assembly that provides a sterile enclosure of a medicament delivery port of a medicament container. The container can be a needleless pre-filled syringe, a vial, a cartridge, or a collapsible bag or pouch. The RFID tag is fixedly attached to one or more components of the shield assembly through co-molding or another form of permanent or removable attachment. The present invention also relates to a method of tracking the life cycle of a medicament container or a medicament injection device where the RFID tag enabled shield assembly attached to the medicament container. Data is written to or read from the RFID tag during the entire life cycle of the medicament container or injection device, including assembly, packaging, storing, distribution and use.

SAFETY SYRINGE CAPABLE OF BEING USED FOR NEEDLE-FREE DOSING INJECTION
20230138069 · 2023-05-04 ·

A safety syringe includes a needle seat, an adapter disposed on the needle seat, and an injection barrel penetrated into the needle seat and the adapter. When an outer sleeve is located at a first position, a first annular rib of the outer sleeve is engaged with an elastic wing of the adapter, such that the needle seat protrudes from the front end of the outer sleeve. A push rod penetrated into the injection barrel is used to take in and expel liquid medicine. When the outer sleeve is located at a second position, the outer sleeve accommodates the needle seat and the adapter inside and pushes against the elastic wind of the adapter through a second annular rib, such that the outer sleeve is detachable from the injection barrel together with the needle seat and the adapter, The injection barrel can be used for needle-free dosing injection.

Flex tec closure assembly for a medical dispenser
11793987 · 2023-10-24 ·

A closure assembly for a medical dispenser including a cover and a tip cap removably disposed therein. A flexible retaining member including a plurality of flexible fingers is/are angularly positioned within the cover in both a retaining relation and a blocking position, which respectively restrict removal of the tip cap from the cover and a reinsertion of the tip cap, back into the cover, subsequent to its removal. Structurally distinguishable but similarly operable embodiments include the plurality of flexible fingers connected to and extending angularly outward from an interior of the cover or connected to an exterior of the tip cap.

Multi-use blood control safety catheter assembly

A catheter assembly comprises a catheter (18), a needle (12) having a sharp distal tip disposed within the catheter (18), a catheter hub (14) connected to the catheter (18) having the needle (12) passing therethrough, the catheter hub (14) including a valve (38) that selectively permits or blocks a flow of fluid through the catheter (18), a valve actuator (54) that moves between a first position and a second position, and a return member (56) that returns the valve actuator (54) from the second position to the first position, and a needle protection member (176) that encloses the sharp distal tip of the needle (12).

NEEDLE SAFETY SYSTEM
20230023683 · 2023-01-26 ·

A syringe safety system may include a sleeve. The sleeve may include a guide track formed in the sleeve. The guide track may have a guide pin retention portion, a travel portion, and a lockout portion. The syringe safety system may include a collar having a guide from an exterior surface of the collar. A spring may extend between and be coupled to the collar and the sleeve. A cap may engage the sleeve. The cap may be configured to retain the guide pin in the guide pin retention portion of the guide tack. When the cap is removed, the spring advances the guide pin into the travel portion of the guide track.

Safety needle and safety needle device
11554223 · 2023-01-17 · ·

A safety needle (10) and a safety needle device (1). The safety needle device (1) comprises the safety needle (10), an outer protective cover (60), and a sealing membrane (70). The outer protective cover (60) cooperates with the sealing membrane (70) to seal and package the safety needle (10). The safety needle (10) comprises a needle sleeve housing (20), a syringe assembly holder (40), a needle (30), and an elastic safety cover (50). The syringe assembly holder (40) is provided at a rear end of the needle sleeve housing (20). The needle (30) is movably provided inside the needle sleeve housing (20) and the syringe assembly holder (40). The elastic safety cover (50) is provided in the needle sleeve housing (20) so as to be capable of rotating and extending and retracting. A non-return guide slot (23) having a non-return elastic plate (235) in the needle sleeve housing (20) guides a needle sheath elastic engagement component (55) of a needle sheath (51) of the elastic safety cover (50) such that the elastic safety cover (50) can extend and retract in an axial direction of the needle sleeve housing (20) and control the timing of the extension of the needle (30) outside the elastic safety cover (50). After use, the elastic safety cover (50) covering an outer side of the needle (30) can be stopped and locked in the needle sleeve housing (20) by the non-return elastic plate (235) such that the safety needle (10) cannot be used again, thus ensuring safety of use.

Safety Syringe
20230364352 · 2023-11-16 ·

Provided herein is a safety syringe including a syringe having a barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween defining an interior, a needle arranged at the distal end of the barrel, and a plunger arranged at the proximal end of the barrel, and a safety subassembly, having a support body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween defining an interior, the syringe received within the support body interior, a plurality of finger grips arranged at the proximal end of the support body, and a needle cover arranged at the distal end of the support body and biased distally relative thereto, the needle cover having a proximal end, a distal end configured to contact an injection site of a user, and a sidewall therebetween, the needle cover configured to slide telescopically relative to the support body.

Needle Shield Removal Assembly, Method for Assembling Thereof and Drug Delivery Device

A needle shield removal assembly includes a needle shield gripper configured to operatively engage a needle shield, and a gripper holder, wherein the needle shield gripper is secured to the gripper holder via a connection interface, wherein the connection interface is formed by a holder interface feature engaging a gripper interface feature, wherein the gripper holder has an opening configured to receive the needle shield gripper and/or the needle shield, wherein the holder interface feature is offset from the opening, wherein the gripper holder defines a receiving space within which the needle shield gripper is received, wherein the receiving space has an axial extension, and wherein the needle shield gripper and the gripper holder are adjusted to one another to reduce mechanical contact of a) the gripper holder and a bent region of the needle shield gripper and/or b) the gripper holder and an edge of the needle shield gripper.