Patent ID: 11890459
Assignee: MEDIVENA SP. Z O.O.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
protecting an entire length of a needle of a needle-based device protruding from one of: a needle mount coupled to a body of the needle-based device and the body of the needle-based device in a first state of disuse of the needle-based device based on providing a needle shield encompassing the entire protruding length of the needle in the first state of disuse of the needle-based device;
encompassing the needle shield completely in the first state of disuse of the needle-based device with an external cap; and
providing a guide element protruding inward from an end of the external cap farthest away from the one of: the needle mount and the body of the needle-based device; the guide element being internal to the external cap, parallel to a length of the external cap and extending through the needle shield such that, in the state of disuse of the needle-based device:
the guide element at least partially envelops the needle therewithin to prevent significant lateral movement of the needle, an inner cross-sectional width of the guide element internal to the external cap being significantly less than that of the needle shield and only slightly more than an external cross-sectional width of the needle to prevent the significant lateral movement of the needle, and
to prevent the end of the external cap from which the guide element protrudes internal thereto from touching the needle, a length of the guide element protruding from the end of the external cap internal thereto is more than the entire protruding length of the needle but less than a sum of the entire protruding length of the needle, a first distance between an end of the needle farthest away from the one of: the needle mount and the body of the needle-based device and an end of the needle shield farthest away from the one of: the needle mount and the body of the needle-based device and a second distance related to a clearance space between the end of the needle shield farthest away from the one of: the needle mount and the body of the needle-based device and the end of the external cap from which the guide element protrudes internal thereto.