GB Patent

GB2465390A — Syringe needle cover remover

Assigned to Owen Mumford Ltd · Expires 2010-05-19 · 16y expired

What this patent protects

Apparatus for facilitating the removal of a boot3from a pre-filled syringe1, the boot3providing a sterile cover for a needle of the syringe, and the syringe being configured to be loaded into an injection device. The apparatus comprises a hollow cylindrical body for substantially…

USPTO Abstract

Apparatus for facilitating the removal of a boot3from a pre-filled syringe1, the boot3providing a sterile cover for a needle of the syringe, and the syringe being configured to be loaded into an injection device. The apparatus comprises a hollow cylindrical body for substantially enclosing a boot3, a lip or lips6, 105projecting inwardly from an open end4, 104of said body and configured to engage with a junction between the boot3and a proximal end of the syringe body, and a grip107extending axially from said body and configured to project outwardly through an open end of an injecting device. This arrangement allows a user to remove the boot from the syringe by holding and pulling on said grip. The apparatus may be formed from interlocking portions5a, 5band these portions may have a hinged and/ or a connecting interlocking arrangement7.

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
GB2465390A
Jurisdiction
GB
Classification
—
Expires
2010-05-19
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Owen Mumford Ltd
Source
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