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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
C. Michael Mesa, Boyds, MD (US);
Dalita Rosemarie Tomellini, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Mark Bumb Bremley, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Sophie Rebecca Raven, Swavesey, GB;
Martin Joseph Murphy, Letchworth Garden City, IE;
Craig Malcolm Rochford, Andover, GB;
Stephen Philip Kirkwood, Haynes, GB;
Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Abstract
An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation. The non-removable needle cover prevents contact with the needle both before and after the medicament dispensing operation.