Pen needle dispenser
First Claim
1. An apparatus for storing a plurality of needle assemblies and for selectively dispensing said needle assemblies therefrom, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of needle assemblies;
a container having an upper surface including a plurality of cavities for receiving each of said plurality of needle assemblies therein;
a cover rotatably mounted on said container, said cover having a slot that can be rotated into alignment with one of said plurality of cavities in said container to provide access through said cover to a needle assembly located in said one of said plurality of cavities;
means preventing said needle assembly from moving into a locked position in said cavity; and
means for locking said needle assembly in said cavity in the locked position.
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Abstract
A pen needle dispenser having a cover rotatably mounted on a circular shaped container having a plurality of cavities, with each cavity dimensioned to receive a pen needle assembly with or without shields. The cover includes a slot that is rotated into alignment with one of the cavities in the container to provide the user with access to one unused shielded pen needle and thereby permits the pen needle to be mounted on a medication delivery pen. After use the used unshielded pen needle is returned to and locked in the cavity. Then, the cover is rotated until the slot is aligned with another cavity containing the next unused shielded pen needle to be used during the next injection. The pen needle dispenser prevents the cover from rotating the slot back to cavities containing used pen needles.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus for storing a plurality of needle assemblies and for selectively dispensing said needle assemblies therefrom, said apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of needle assemblies; a container having an upper surface including a plurality of cavities for receiving each of said plurality of needle assemblies therein; a cover rotatably mounted on said container, said cover having a slot that can be rotated into alignment with one of said plurality of cavities in said container to provide access through said cover to a needle assembly located in said one of said plurality of cavities; means preventing said needle assembly from moving into a locked position in said cavity; and means for locking said needle assembly in said cavity in the locked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for storing a plurality of needle assemblies and for selectively dispensing said needle assemblies therefrom, said apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of needle assemblies; a container having an upper surface including a plurality of cavities for receiving said plurality of needle assemblies; a sterility barrier comprising a plurality of removable labels with each of said removable labels covering one of said plurality of cavities; and a cover rotatably mounted on said container, said cover having a slot that can be rotated into alignment with one of said plurality of cavities in said container to provide access through said cover to a needle assembly located in said one of said plurality of cavities, wherein each of said plurality of removable labels includes an indicia that identifies the number of unused needle assemblies remaining in the apparatus.
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11. An apparatus for storing a plurality of needle assemblies and for selectively dispensing said needle assemblies therefrom, said apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of needle assemblies; a container having an upper surface including a plurality of cavities for receiving said plurality of needle assemblies; a sterility barrier over each of said plurality of cavities; and a cover rotatably mounted on said container, said cover having a slot that can be rotated into alignment with one of said plurality of cavities in said container to provide access through said cover to a needle assembly located in said one of said plurality of cavities, wherein said sterility barrier includes scoring over each of said plurality of cavities to permit said sterility barrier to be pierced by a medication delivery pen accessing said cavity behind said scoring.
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