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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2011
David S. Chapin, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel M. Stipe, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ryan Schoonmaker, San Marcos, CA (US);
Cole Constantineau, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michel Bruehwiler, Newton, MA (US);
David S. Chapin, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel M. Stipe, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ryan Schoonmaker, San Marcos, CA (US);
Cole Constantineau, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michel Bruehwiler, Newton, MA (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for storing and dispensing pen needles for an injection device, including a case having dispensing and storage ends for dispensing and storing a plurality of pen needles and a plurality of needle cover units, each pen needle having a patient end and a hub for connection to the injection device, and each needle cover unit having a needle-covering portion for covering a patient end and a hub-covering portion for covering a hub. A needle-covering portion covering the needle of one pen needle is coupled with a hub-covering portion covering a hub of another pen needle. Prior to use, a hub-covering portion covering the hub of a pen needle is exposed to an outside at the dispensing end of the case, and subsequent to use, the pen needle is stored in the storage end of the case.