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Pen needle cover

A pen-type, quilt-covered technology, applied in needles, medical science, diagnosis, etc., can solve problems such as difficult to open and unfold antibacterial agent swabs

Pending Publication Date: 2019-08-27
EMBECTA CORP
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Additionally, many diabetics have problems with dexterity, making it difficult to open and deploy antiseptic swabs
Despite the inconvenience, users of drug delivery pens use antiseptic or alcohol swabs for safe needle injections

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[0018] Figure 1-3 An exploded view of the pen needle assembly 2 comprising the pen needle 10 and the protective cover 50 is shown. Such as figure 1 and 2 As shown, the pen needle 10 includes a hub 20 having a proximal end 22 and a distal end 24 and a needle 30 . A protrusion 26 is provided at the distal end 24 of the hub 20 through which the needle 30 is attached.

[0019] The distal end of needle 34 is configured to be inserted into the patient's skin and the proximal end of needle 32 is configured to engage a drug delivery or insulin pen. Exemplary pen needles 10 that may be used include BD Ultra-Fine TM Micro 6mm×32G pen needle and BDNano TM 4mm pen needle.

[0020] An inner shield 40 having an open proximal end 42 and a closed distal end 44 encloses the protrusion 26 and the needle 30 . Further disclosure regarding the pen needle 10 and inner shield 40 and their operation can be found in US Patent Publication No. 2012 / 0029469, which is incorporated herein by refe...

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Abstract

A cover (50) is configured to enclose a pen needle or a safety pen needle (10). The cover (50) comprises a proximal end (52) in communication with an opening (58), the pen needle or the safety pen needle (10) disposed in the opening (58), a first seal (72) disposed at the proximal end (52) of the cover (50) to seal the opening (58), a cavity (56) disposed at a distal end (54) of the cover (50), aswab (60) disposed in the cavity (56), and a second seal (70) disposed at the distal end (54) of the cover (50) to seal the swab (60) in the cavity (56). The swab (60) contains at least one of an alcohol antiseptic, a non-alcohol antiseptic, and a numbing agent.

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[0001] Cross-references to related applications [0002] Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 119(e), this application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62 / 632,298, filed February 19, 2018, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to pen needle covers for enclosing pen needles used in drug delivery pens. Background technique [0004] Cleaning the injection site on the skin prior to administering a drug, such as insulin, is well known in the medical arts. An antiseptic or alcohol swab is often used as a skin cleanser prior to needle injection. Typically, to perform needle injections with a drug delivery pen, the user must carry the pen, a set of pen needles or safety pen needles, and an alcohol swab. [0005] However, the use of alcohol swabs brings about the following problems. Carrying individually packaged alcohol swabs is inconvenient as they take up extra space and are bought ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61M5/32A61M35/00
CPCA61M5/3202A61M35/006A61M39/16A61M2005/3117A61M2005/312A61M5/002A61B5/150328A61B5/15003A61B5/153A61M2005/3118
Inventor C·林奇C·马尔N·洛克南
Owner EMBECTA CORP