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Needle changing apparatus

US9717860B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

6Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Michel Bruehwiler · Newton, US
Cole Constantineau · Cambridge, US
Ryan Schoonmaker · Salem, US
James Bates · Paradise Valley, US
Robert Banik · Hollywood, US
Margaret Taylor · Coalville, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 29, 2016
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 29, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2005/312
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed for storing and changing needles for connection with a medicament delivery device, comprising an inner housing, a reservoir disposed within the inner housing, and a needle holder disposed within the inner housing, for fluidly connecting a medicament container of the medicament delivery device with the reservoir. The apparatus also includes a plurality of patient needles displaceably disposed on the needle holder, and an outer housing displaceably disposed about the inner housing and providing a user interface to individually select one of the plurality of patient needles, connect the selected needle with the reservoir, expose the selected needle outside of the apparatus for injection, and store the selected needle.

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