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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Sanofi-aventis Deutschland Gmbh, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Inventors:
Alastair Robert Clarke, Cheshire, GB;
David Heighton, Fife, GB;
Assignee:
SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3216 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described is an apparatus for intraocular injection comprising a body adapted to accommodate a syringe having a needle, an outer sleeve telescopically coupled to the body, and at least two arms hingedly coupled to the outer sleeve. Each of the arms comprises a medial portion adapted to encase at least a portion of the needle. When the body moves distally relative 10 to said outer sleeve, the body engages the arms separating the medial portions.