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Syringe with visually coded needle hub

  • US 9,839,750 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2016
  • Issued: 12/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of using a medication delivery device, comprising:

  • identifying a medication delivery device based on a single colored mark on an exterior of the medication delivery device packaging, wherein the medication delivery device includes;

    a barrel with a needle hub disposed at a first end of the barrel, the needle hub having a flange disposed thereon, the flange having a single colored mark with a color matching a color of the single colored mark on the exterior of the medication delivery device packaging; and

    a needle safety shield removably attachable to the needle hub;

    wherein when the needle safety shield is attached to the needle hub, the needle safety shield abuts the flange of the needle hub; and

    wherein the flange is completely visible to a user when the needle safety shield is not attached to the needle hub;

    identifying a container of insulin, the insulin container having a cap for receiving the medication delivery device to communicate insulin into the medication delivery device, wherein the cap includes a visual mark having a single color matching the color of the single colored mark on the medication delivery device;

    piercing the cap of the insulin container with the medication delivery device and withdrawing a prescribed amount of insulin by identifying insulin units disposed on a surface of the medication delivery device; and

    injecting the insulin into a patient.

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