NEEDLE TIP STORAGE AND REMOVAL DEVICE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61M5/32 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medical equipment, namely a needle tip storage and removal device, and including, but not limited to the device to be used alongside an injection device designed for injection of a certain number of measured doses from a drug cartridge. The needle tip storage and removal device comprises a storage compartment and a removal compartment. The storage compartment is designed for receiving the needle tip of the specified construction when in use. The tip comprises a threaded bushing with external teeth. The storage compartment is provided with a driving grip slot to prevent the needle tip teeth from barring when in use in the specified compartment. The removal compartment adjoins the storage compartment. The removal compartment comprises a mutual teethed driving slot. In another version, the needle tip storage and removal device comprises a first body and a second body. The first body forms a sealed storage compartment which encloses a removable needle tip of the specified construction. The tip comprises the threaded bushing with external teeth. The storage compartment is provided with the mutual teethed driving grip slot to prevent barring. The second body forms the removal compartment comprising the mutual teethed driving receiving slot of the specified construction when in use when in use to prevent barring, for the purpose of keeping the needle of said needle tip after use.

EFFECT: enabled repetitive manipulations for safe needle tip insertion and removal from an automatic injector.

5 cl, 2 dwg