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Administering device with a protective cap removing device and a needle protecting sleeve locking means

US7654987B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2004
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2005/3247
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for administering an injectable product including a casing, an injection mechanism including an injection needle pointing in an insertion direction, and a protective cap for the injection needle wherein, in one embodiment, the administering device includes a removing device for removing the protective cap from the injection needle and, in another embodiment, the administering device includes a needle protecting sleeve shiftable generally in alignment with the casing and generally between a front position, advanced relative to the casing, for protecting the injection needle and to a rear position, retracted relative to the casing, for inserting the injection needle into a tissue. In one embodiment, the needle protecting sleeve is prevented from moving completely into the rear position by a lock when the protective cap is protecting the injection needle.

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