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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2018
Device and method for safe and easy removal of a needle shield element from a pharmaceutical syringe
Hoffmann-la Roche Inc., Little Falls, NJ (US);
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Little Falls, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device for safe and easy removal of a rigid needle shield from a syringe, said device comprising a wall with an inner and an outer surface, the inner surface of the wall defining a tubular hollow portion along the longitudinal axis of the a rigid needle shield, said inner wall comprising a recess adapted to receive a compressible gasket movable within said recess along said longitudinal axis from a portion of the recess wherein said gasket is in a relatively uncompressed state to a portion of said recess wherein said gasket is in a relatively compressed state compared to the relatively uncompressed state, wherein said recess is arranged so that the gasket grips the rigid needle shield in the compressed state.