US 12,434,014 B2
Injection needle assembly
Lucio Giambattista, East Hanover, NJ (US); David DeSalvo, Lake Hiawatha, NJ (US); and Antonio Bendek, Vernon, NJ (US)
Assigned to SHL Medical AG, Zug (CH)
Filed by SHL MEDICAL AG, Zug (CH)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/238,078.
Application 15/419,113 is a division of application No. 13/847,541, filed on Mar. 20, 2013, granted, now 9,687,615, issued on Jun. 27, 2017.
Application 13/847,541 is a division of application No. 12/996,837, granted, now 8,708,970, issued on Apr. 29, 2014, previously published as PCT/EP2009/056750, filed on Jun. 2, 2009.
Application 18/238,078 is a continuation of application No. 17/203,436, filed on Mar. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,793,941.
Application 17/203,436 is a continuation of application No. 16/539,406, filed on Aug. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,007,326, issued on May 18, 2021.
Application 16/539,406 is a continuation of application No. 15/708,450, filed on Sep. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,463,805, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 15/708,450 is a continuation of application No. 15/419,113, filed on Jan. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,166,344, issued on Jan. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/060,191, filed on Jun. 10, 2008.
Claims priority of application No. 0850110-8 (SE), filed on Dec. 1, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2023/0398311 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/34 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/3204 (2013.01) [A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3286 (2013.01); A61M 5/347 (2013.01); A61M 5/2466 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2474 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An injection needle assembly comprising:
a needle cover comprising:
an open distal end having an inner diameter;
a threaded inner circumferential surface; and
an axially extending ledge terminating in an inwardly directed ledge, a needle holder comprising:
an injection needle having proximal and distal pointed ends;
a first engagement device comprising a cut-out located on a first outer surface; and
a second engagement device that is separate from the first engagement device and located on a second outer surface that is distal to the first outer surface, and
a tubular cap comprising:
an outer circumferential surface comprising screw threads that are engaged with the threaded inner circumferential surface;
a distal part having a container attachment device configured to attach to a container holder of a drug delivery device; and
a central passage having a diameter larger than the second outer surface of the needle holder,
wherein the inner diameter of the open distal end of the needle cover is configured to completely enclose the needle holder and the tubular cap such that the container attachment device of the tubular cap is also surrounded by the needle cover.