PEN INJECTOR HAVING A NEEDLE SHIELD

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APP PUB NO 20080249477A1
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12062264

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A pen injector includes a vial cartridge and a generally tubular body that surrounds the vial cartridge. A needle shield assembly is removably mounted to a mounting end of the body and includes a hollow needle that has a tip for injecting into a patient. A needle hub at least partially surrounds the hollow needle and a slideable sleeve is slideably mounted on the needle hub. The needle hub has an outer surface which deflects the slideable sleeve as the slideable sleeve slides toward a receiving end of the needle hub and into a retracted position. The slideable sleeve bears resiliently on the outer surface of the needle hub during sliding movement of the slideable sleeve relative to the needle hub toward the retracted position such that a restoring force is generated for urging the slideable sleeve to move toward an injection end of the needle hub and into an extended position in which the tip of the needle is located completely inside of the slideable sleeve.

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WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC530 HERMAN O WEST DRIVE EXTON PA 19341

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Norton, Paul Trumbauersville, PA 22 1005
Paproski, John North Wales, PA 8 400

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