Patent ID: 11904153
Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medicament delivery device comprising:
a case having a distal end and a closed proximal end;
a container disposed within the case between the distal end of the case and the closed proximal end of the case, the container comprising a needle and a plunger, wherein the container is adapted to store medicament to be delivered to a patient as the plunger expels the medicament through the needle, wherein at least a portion of the needle extends distally beyond the case;
a needle sleeve coupled to the case adjacent to the needle of the container, the needle sleeve being movable between a plurality of positions, wherein the plurality of positions comprise an extended position in which the needle is covered by the needle sleeve and a retracted position in which the needle extends distally from the needle sleeve; and
one or more indicia disposed on the needle sleeve, the one or more indicia being exposed distal to the case in the extended position and being indicative of a position of the needle sleeve relative to the case.