US Patent:
20120041381, Feb 16, 2012
Inventors:
Abhijitsinh Raj - Parsippany NJ, US
Sean Sullivan - Ridgewood NJ, US
Robert Banik - Long Valley NJ, US
James S. Bates - Sparta NJ, US
Cole Constantineau - Cambridge MA, US
Ryan Schoonmaker - San Marcos CA, US
Michel Bruehwiler - Newton MA, US
Joshua D. Horvath - Sparta NJ, US
Doug Lawrence - Kinnelon NJ, US
Assignee:
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY - Franklin Lakes NJ
International Classification:
A61M 5/32
B23P 17/04
Abstract:
A pen needle includes a hub having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end. A needle is connected to the hub and extends through the first opening at the first end. Access to the needle through the second opening is prevented by a sterility barrier, which has a movable portion that is moved along a longitudinal axis of the needle to provide access to the needle. A storage container includes a housing having a plurality of cavities to receive a plurality of pen needles. A cover is rotatably connected to the housing and is rotated such that an access portion thereof is aligned with one of the cavities, thereby providing access to the pen needle in the cavity.