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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Tieming Ruan, Randolph, NJ (US);
Abhijitsinh S. Raj, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Joshua D. Horvath, Sparta, NJ (US);
Adam Gold, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/50 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/34 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/5086 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3213 (2013.01); A61M 5/3293 (2013.01); A61M 5/347 (2013.01); A61M 5/24 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3254 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pen needle hub and cover for a pen needle assembly that provides tactile and/or audible indicia of proper attachment between the hub of the pen needle and the pen is provided. Such indicia substantially prevent under- and over-torquing of the pen needle. The tactile indicia may include a user sensing a wave of a torque of peak value followed by a torque of lesser value.