Pen needle container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11642452-B2
Application number	US-201917046194-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2019
Priority date	Apr 19, 2018
Publication date	May 9, 2023
Grant date	May 9, 2023

Abstract

A container (10) for storing new and used pen needles (20,30), the container (10) comprising a housing (12) including a first compartment (50) configured to store one or mom new pen needles (20), and a second compartment (52) configured to store one or more used pen needles (30), wherein the first and second compartments (50,52) are inversely adjustable in size to accommodate various combinations of new and used pen needles (20, 30).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container for storing new and used pen needles, the container comprising:
a housing including:
a first compartment configured to store one or more new pen needles;
a second compartment configured to store one or more used pen needles;
a flexible separator that separates the first compartment from the second compartment; and
a protective sheath fixed to the housing and within the first compartment to reduce contamination, the protective sheath including end flanges that are fixed to inner side surfaces of the housing; wherein

the first and second compartments are adjustable in size to accommodate various combinations of new and used pen needles.

2. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second compartments are configured to change in size inversely while maintaining the total size of the container at the same time.

3. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible separator moves to accommodate the various combinations of new and used pen needles.

4. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the protective sheath includes a top surface and a bottom surface that are compressed and sealed to a top and bottom inner surface of the housing.

5. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second compartments are capable of occupying a same space.

6. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second compartments are separately enclosed without mixing the new and used pen needles.

7. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the various combinations includes a plurality of new pen needles and no used pen needles.

8. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the various combinations includes a plurality of used pen needles and no new pen needles.

9. The container according to claim 1 , further comprising a door to access and remove the one or more new pen needles from the housing.

10. The container according to claim 9 , further comprising
an opening to dispose the one or more used pen needles into the housing; wherein
the opening is disposed on an outer surface of the housing opposite the door.

11. The container according to claim 1 , further comprising a needle bending feature that is configured to bend a needle of the one or more used pen needle.

12. The container according to claim 11 , wherein the needle bending feature includes a curved surface fixed adjacent to an opening.

13. The container according to claim 11 , wherein when the one or more used pen needles is disposed into an opening and engages the needle bending feature, the needle of the used pen needle is bent before disengaging the needle bending feature and fully entering the second compartment.

14. The container according to claim 11 , wherein the needle bending feature is integral to the housing.

15. The container according to claim 11 , wherein the needle bending feature is configured such that the needle is undivided from the used pen needle after the needle is bent.

16. A container for storing new and used pen needles, the container comprising:
a housing including:
a first compartment configured to store one or more new pen needles;
a second compartment configured to store one or more used pen needles;
a flexible separator that separates the first compartment from the second compartment; and
one or more pins that fix ends of the flexible separator to the housing; wherein

the first and second compartments are adjustable in size to accommodate various combinations of new and used pen needles.

17. The container according to claim 16 , further comprising
two or more pins that fix the separator to the housing, wherein
the two or more pins move along grooves of the housing to adjust the size of the first and second compartments.

Assignees

• Becton Dickinson Co

Inventors

• Politis Victor
• Bowen Mark

Classifications

• A61B50/30 Primary

  Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40) · CPC title

• A61M2005/3284

  Deformaton of needle by deflection or bending · CPC title

• A61M5/321

  Means for protection against accidental injuries by used needles · CPC title

• A61B50/362

  for sharps · CPC title

• A61B2050/005

  with a lid or cover · CPC title