FAIL SAFE POINT PROTECTOR FOR NEEDLE SAFETY FLAP
First Claim
1. A device for preventing reexposure of a point of a needle projecting from a housing of an apparatus wearable by a recipient for delivering a drug to the recipient comprising:
- a) a flap movably mounted to a housing of the apparatus, said flap having a protecting position in which said flap covers the point;
b) a secure space, andc) a guide integrated into said flap, said guide positioned relative to the point such that upon collapse of said flap said guide deflects the point into said secure space thereby preventing the reexposure of the point upon said collapse.
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Abstract
A method and device are disclosed for preventing a needle stick hazard in the event of a collapse of a protective needle flap of a portable drug pump. The device may include a needle guide, a secure space and/or a shield. A point of a needle is optionally deflected into a secure space upon collapse of the protective flap. The space may optionally be shielded. Optionally, the support linking the needle to the pump may pivot and/or translate. Optionally, there may be an exposing position wherein the needle protrudes through an opening in the flap. Optionally, the opening may be non-circular.
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35 Claims
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1. A device for preventing reexposure of a point of a needle projecting from a housing of an apparatus wearable by a recipient for delivering a drug to the recipient comprising:
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a) a flap movably mounted to a housing of the apparatus, said flap having a protecting position in which said flap covers the point; b) a secure space, and c) a guide integrated into said flap, said guide positioned relative to the point such that upon collapse of said flap said guide deflects the point into said secure space thereby preventing the reexposure of the point upon said collapse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for preventing reexposure of a point of a needle projecting from a housing of an apparatus wearable by a recipient for delivering a drug to the recipient comprising:
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a) a flap movably mounted to the housing of the apparatus, said flap having; i) an exposed position in which the needle protrudes through an opening in said flap; ii) a protecting position in which said flap covers the point and the point is not aligned with said opening; iii) a collapsed position; b) a secure location in said collapsed position, and c) a guide integrated into said flap, said guide positioned relative to the point such that upon movement of said flap from said protecting position to said collapsed position said guide deflects the point into said secure space thereby preventing the reexposure of the point upon said movement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of preventing reexposure of a point of a needle projecting from a housing of a portable injection apparatus upon collapse of a protective flap comprising:
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a) covering the point after use of the apparatus by moving the protective flap to a protecting position, and b) deflecting the point into a secure space upon a collapse of the protective flap to prevent the reexposure of the point. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A device for preventing a needle stick by a point of a needle projecting from a housing of an apparatus wearable by a recipient for delivering a drug to the recipient comprising:
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a) a flap movably mounted to a housing of the apparatus; b) a non-circular opening in said flap, the needle projecting through said non-circular opening when said flap is in an exposing position, and c) a biasing mechanism for moving said flap to a protecting position in which said flap covers the point and said non-circular opening is not aligned with the point.
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Specification