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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2018
Becton Dickinson France, Le Pont-de-Claix, FR;
Justin Wright, Highland Mills, NY (US);
Hervé Monchoix, Montbonnot Saint-Martin, FR;
Damien Maréchal, Claix, FR;
Amanda Black, Washington, DC (US);
Eric Schneider, Catonsville, MD (US);
Chet Larrow, Baltimore, MD (US);
Becton Dickinson France, Le Pont-de-Claix, FR;
Abstract
A drug storage and dispensing system that includes a packaging unit and an injection device for pre-filled containers having a needle shield and containing a medication is disclosed. The drug storage and dispensing system of the present disclosure provides for drug administration while minimizing the space occupied by such containers in the cold chain. The packaging unit minimizes the risk of a needle-stick injury, as a healthcare worker does not have to manually remove the needle shield. The injection device provides a novel way of auto-disabling a container, such as a syringe, as a plunger rod is not engaged with the container until the container is actually used. The drug storage and dispensing system provides for a reduction in the number of steps required to perform an injection, and thus a productivity and efficiency gain in mass immunization campaigns.