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

Claim 3:
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
providing a lock button with a first end, the first end is either integrally formed with the needle shield or external to the needle shield and then coupled to the needle shield, and a length of the lock button is completely external to the needle shield;
locking the needle shield with the lock button in the first state of disuse of the needle-based device based on:
the lock button comprising a hook at a second end thereof that passes through a groove formed on the needle shield and locks onto a top of the one of: the needle mount and the body of the needle-based device such that, when locking of the needle shield:
the length of the lock button completely external to the needle shield is parallel to a length of the needle shield and the entire protruding length of the needle, and
the hook is perpendicular to the length of the needle shield, the length of the lock button and the entire protruding length of the needle; and

wherein the external cap completely encompassing the lock button within in the first state of disuse of the needle-based device.