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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
May. 10, 2021
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Amit Uday Limaye, Wayne, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A hard-packaged safety needle device comprises a needle hub comprising a distal portion and a proximal portion, a needle cannula extending from the distal portion of the needle hub, and a hard needle enclosure comprising a needle cover, an adapter and a cap. The needle cover is configured to house the needle cannula, and the adapter has a tapered aperture configured to create an interference fit and a sterility barrier with the tapered outer surface of the needle cover. The caps includes a distal opening defining a first cavity, the cap being configured to interdigitate with the adapter by the first cavity of the cap receiving a proximal portion of the adapter.