Becton Dickinson France S.a.s.

Becton Dickinson France

Stéphane Bonnet

Sylvain Hallynck

A drug delivery device includes a reservoir for containing a medical product, a distally projecting end-piece having an outer surface and a total length measured along a longitudinal axis of said end-piece, said end-piece defining an axial passageway for the transfer of said medical product contained in said reservoir, wherein a gripping surface is provided on a portion of said outer surface, said portion being located in a distal region of said end-piece, the length of said portion representing at most 40%, preferably less than 33%, of the total length of the end-piece. An assembly includes such a drug delivery device and an adaptor intended to be mounted onto the end-piece.

Drug delivery device with coated end-piece

The invention relates to a protection device for a needle of an assembly or of an injection device having a hub portion provided with a needle, the said protection device comprising: an outer casing formed of a first material; and an inner casing formed of a second material different from the said first material and defining a cavity for receiving in a sealing way at least the hub portion, said cavity having an inner wall; attachment means defined in the said cavity to removably engage and secure said protection device at least along a sealing line to the injection device; the protection device being characterized in that it further comprises aspiration limiting means for limiting the deformation of said cavity when said protection device is separated from the assembly or the injection device.

Protection device for a needle

The invention relates to a protection device () for a needle of an assembly or of an injection device having a hub portion provided with a needle, the said protection device () comprising: an outer casing () formed of a first material; and an inner casing () formed of a second material different from the said first material and defining a cavity () for receiving in a sealing way at least the hub portion, said cavity () having an inner wall (); attachment means () defined in the said cavity () to removably engage and secure said protection device () at least along a sealing line to the injection device; the protection device being characterized in that it further comprises aspiration limiting means () for limiting the deformation of said cavity () when said protection device () is separated from the assembly or the injection device.

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