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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Antares Pharma, Inc., Ewing, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Ben Newton, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Patrick Madsen, Litchfield, MN (US);
Kevin Swanson, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Antares Pharma, Inc., Ewing, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/3204 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for removing a needle shield from a syringe may be configured to receive the removable needle shield. The remover may include a body and a deflectable arm. The deflectable arm may include a distal end coupled to the body and a proximate end distal a proximate end of the body. The deflectable arm may be configured to engage and apply a force to the needle shield when the cap is detached from the syringe, thereby removing the needle shield from the syringe.