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Needle assembly for drug delivery devices

US9242051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH · DE

Inventors

Michael Jugl · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Axel Teucher · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2011
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A needle assembly for a drug delivery device includes a cup-shaped receptacle of non-circular cross-section having a bottom section supporting a needle element. The needle element is adapted to penetrate a pierceable seal of a cartridge to be disposed in a cartridge holder of the drug delivery device. The receptacle includes a fastening mechanism adapted to engage with a fastening mechanism of a support section of the cartridge holder for releasably fastening the needle assembly. The fastening mechanisms are convertible into a release configuration by changing the distance between mutually corresponding fastening mechanisms through twisting the receptacle with respect to the support section.

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