Becton Dickinson and Company Limited

Bayer Healthcare LLC

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Limited

Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings Ag

Embecta Corp.

Dentsply Sirona Inc.

Dentsply International Inc.

Tieming Ruan

Stephen Lynn Richards

Craig D Newman

Eliot Zaiken

Vadim Goykhman

Michael Vincent Quinn

Weiping Zhong

Joshua D Horvath

Adam C Gold

Mohammad A Kheiri

Abhijitsinh S Raj

Scott Hoover

Gary M Searle

Robert Banik

Derek Lok

Nobel T Truong

Rex J Kuriger

Joseph Alu

David Zdurne

Calvin Ng

Sivaramakrishnan Krishnamoorthy

Neil Verma

Matthew James Falcone

Carson Smith

Scott Boyer

Vadim Goykham

Craig Newman

Christopher Mcdown

Richard A Galas, Jr

Christopher McDown

Elliot Zaiken

Stephen Richards

David A Zdurne

Vadim Goykhmam

Abhijitsinh Raj

Adam Gold

In one aspect, a safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub with a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end, formed for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end. The assembly further includes a shield and a biasing member disposed between the hub and the shield configured to urge the shield distally. A protrusion extends from at least one of the hub and the shield with a channel being formed in at least the other of the hub and the shield. The channel is formed to accommodate the protrusion. The shield is movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the shield is spaced from the distal end of the needle such that the distal end of the needle is exposed. In the second position, the shield covers the distal end of the needle. The channel guides the protrusion as the shield moves from the first position to the second position. With this arrangement, a shield may be directed to move in a desired path with stability. In addition, the distal end of the needle may be initially exposed to permit visual confirmation of priming, while allowing the shield to cover a majority of the needle to minimize any needle-related anxiety.

Safety pen needle assembly

Package for medical device

A needle assembly, comprising hub, a needle fixedly connected to said hub, an outer cover for removably receiving said hub and said needle, said outer cover covering a first end of said needle and an inner shield adapted to be connected to said hub for covering a second end of said hub.

Disposable pen needle with re-use prevention features

The present invention employs a self-ligating orthodontic bracket comprising a body having a pair of laterally spaced gingival tie wings and a pair of laterally spaced occlusal tie wings, the gingival and occlusal tie wings projecting from a labial surface of the body; an arch wire slot extending mesially-distally across the body and between the gingival and occlusal tie wings to accommodate an arch wire; a free-sliding, controlled-locking, or pivoting clip wherein the clip allows placement and removal of the arch wire when in the open position and prevents the displacement of the arch wire from the bracket member when in the closed position.

Self-ligating orthodontic brackets

A safety needle assembly, including a hub; a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end and a proximal end; first and second shields, each having a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle, wherein in an initial state, the first shield extends from the hub; a biasing element disposed to urge the second shield distally toward the distal end of the needle; and a releasable retaining arrangement for releasably retaining the second shield in a first state. Upon a predetermined extent of proximal movement of the first shield relative to the hub, the second shield is released, thereby allowing the biasing element to urge the second shield to a second state in which the distal end of the needle is covered.

Safety needle assembly

A pen needle hub and cover for a pen needle assembly that provides tactile and/or audible indicia of proper attachment between the hub of the pen needle and the pen is provided. Such indicia substantially prevent under- and over-torquing of the pen needle. The tactile indicia may include a user sensing a wave of a torque of peak value followed by a torque of lesser value.

Pen needle assembly for preventing under-torquing and over-torquing of pen needle

A safety needle assembly for an injector is provided herein which, in a first aspect of the subject invention, includes a needle having a distal end formed for injection, a carrier for supporting the needle, and a shield for selectively covering the distal end of the needle. The shield includes at least one through aperture formed therein, wherein the at least one through aperture is superimposed over the distal end of the needle in an initial state prior to the injection. In a further aspect of the subject invention, a safety needle assembly is provided which includes a needle having a distal end formed for injection, a carrier for supporting the needle, and a shield for selectively covering the distal end of the needle. The shield includes a proximal and, a distal end and a sidewall extending therebetween. The sidewall defines a first outer diameter at or adjacent to the distal end of the shield, and the sidewall defines at least one outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter at one or more locations located proximally of the first outer diameter.

A pen needle () for a drug delivery device () includes a hub () and a needle () fixedly connected to the hub (). An outer cover () removably receives the hub () and the needle (). A locking member () locks the hub () and the needle () in the outer cover (). The hub () may have a colored portion () visible to the user to indicate that the needle () has been used.

A safety needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub; a needle fixed to the hub; a first shield having a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle, wherein in an initial state, the first shield extends from the hub; a second shield having a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle; a biasing element disposed to urge the second shield distally towards a distal end of the needle; and, a releasable retaining arrangement for releasably retaining the second shield in a first state. Upon a predetermined extent of proximal movement of the first shield relative to the hub, the second shield is released to a second state in which the distal end of the needle is covered. Advantageously, two shields are provided for at least partially covering a needle with one of the shields acting as a trigger.

A lancet-release mechanism is adapted to be incorporated into a lancing device. The lancing device is adapted to receive a lancet assembly therein. The lancing device is adapted to move the lancet assembly between a resting position, a cocking position, and a puncture position. The lancet-release mechanism comprises a lancet holder and a cantilever beam. The lancet holder forms a central aperture. The central aperture is adapted to receive the lancet assembly therein. The lancet holder further forms a plurality of protuberances thereon. The cantilever beam has a projection extending therefrom. The projection is adapted to engage the plurality of protuberances located on the lancet holder. The projection is adapted to separate the plurality of protuberances from each other so as to enlarge the central aperture.

Lancet-release mechanism

A safety needle assembly is provided herein having a hub; a needle fixed to the hub; a shield; a tab; a spring disposed between the shield and the hub configured to bias the shield distally; and, a clip disposed between the hub and the shield, the clip having a notch formed thereon shaped to permit passage therethrough of the tab. The clip and the tab releasably retain the shield in a first locked state against the biasing force of the spring thereby limiting distal movement of the shield relative to the hub; yet, in the first locked state, the shield is movable proximally relative to the hub. In the first locked state, the notch is spaced from the tab. The clip and the tab are relatively displaceable so as to align the notch with the tab and release the shield from the first locked state thereby allowing the shield to move distally, relative to the hub, to a second shielded state. In the second shielded state, the distal end of the needle is covered by the shield. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a passive safety needle assembly may be provided which requires few parts and is reliable.

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Randolph, NJ, United States of America

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