Pen needle magazine dispenser
US5829589A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/6045
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pen needle magazine dispenser designed to be received and carried in a cap of a medication delivery pen. The dispenser having a cover rotatably mounted on a circular shaped container with a plurality of cavities, wherein each cavity is dimensioned to receive one pen needle. The pen needle being of a type that is forced fit into an adaptor on the pen using threads on the pen needle and corresponding threads in the cavity. The cover includes a slot that is rotated into alignment with one of the cavities in the container to provide the user with access to one unused pen needle and thereby permit the pen needle to be mounted on the pen. After use the used pen needle is returned to the cavity and the cover is rotated until the slot is aligned with another cavity containing the next unused pen needle to be used during the next injection.
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