CONTAINER FOR DISPOSABLE NEEDLE OR CANNULA
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a container for a disposable needle or cannula, intended to facilitate needle or cannula placement for the infusion of a liquid drug under a patient'"'"'s skin, the container comprising: a cylindrical housing (1; 101) in which there are defined a cap (1a; 101a) and a sleeve (1b; 101b) provided with a resting base (1c; 101c), said cap (1a; 101a) being axially slidable relative to said sleeve (1b; 101b) when a sufficient pressure is exerted on said cap (1a; 101a); a needle (21; 121) or cannula, which is located inside said housing so as to be directed towards said resting base (1c; 101c) for the infusion of the drug; a retaining member (9; 109), which is located within said housing (1; 101) between said cap (1a; 101a) and said sleeve (1b; 101b) and to which said needle (21; 121) or cannula is secured; said container being equipped with a releasing member for releasing said needle (21; 121) or cannula when said cap (1a; 101a) is made to slide on said sleeve (1b; 101b).
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42 Claims
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23. A container for facilitating insertion of a piercing member through a patient'"'"'s skin, the container comprising:
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a housing comprising a cap and a sleeve, the cap being axially slidable relative to the sleeve to substantially encase an axial length of the sleeve when sufficient pressure is exerted on an exterior surface of the cap;
the sleeve defining a base for placement against the patient'"'"'s skin;a retaining member connected to the cap; the piercing member connected to the retaining member; wherein the piercing member is concealed within the sleeve in a first housing position wherein a portion of the axial length of the sleeve is unencased by the cap and the piercing member exposed from the sleeve in a second housing position wherein the cap substantially encases the axial length of the sleeve; and a releasing member for releasing the piercing member from the retaining member; wherein upon exertion of the pressure on the cap, the cap slides axially toward the patient'"'"'s skin along said sleeve so that the piercing member is placed through said patient'"'"'s skin and the piercing member is released from the retaining member. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A container for facilitating placement of a medical device through a patient'"'"'s skin, the container comprising:
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a housing comprising a cap telescopically sildable over a sleeve, the sleeve including a base configured for placement against the patient'"'"'s skin; at least one guiding member to guide the movement of the cap relative to the sleeve between a first position to a second position along the sleeve; a piercing member secured to a retaining member within the housing, the piercing member and the retaining member movable together with the cap toward the second position wherein at least a portion of the piercing member is exposed from the sleeve and the cap substantially encases an axial length of the sleeve; and a releasing member for releasing the piercing member from the retaining member, the releasing member being activatable to release the piercing member from the retaining member by movement of the cap from the first position to the second position; wherein upon exertion of pressure on the cap, the cap slides axially toward the patient'"'"'s skin along the sleeve to the second position so that the piercing member is placed through the patient'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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Specification