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5mm injection needle

US6200296A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1997
Grant dateMar 13, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M5/348
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A needle assembly for a medication delivery pen or hypodermic syringe having a usable length of 5 mm (0.197") that delivers a dose of medication to a proper location in the tissue "strata" or subcontinuous layer without the need for the user or patient to "pinch-up" the skin layer during the injection.

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