Patent ID: 11878153
Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medicament delivery device, comprising:
a housing comprising a proximal portion;
a compartment in the housing for positioning a medicament container;
an injection needle having a proximal end and movably arranged within the housing and connectable to the medicament container for supplying a dose of medicament;
a button for activating the medicament delivery device;
a plunger rod positioned within the housing that operatively engages the medicament container during delivery of the dose of medicament, where the plunger rod moves in a direction transverse to the movement of the proximal end of the injection needle;
a spring operatively connected to the button mechanism to move the plunger rod to cause delivery of the dose of medicament; and
a movable needle cover having a central passage, where the proximal end of the injection needle moves relative to and through the central passage when the medicament delivery device is activated,
wherein delivery of the dose of medicament occurs through the injection needle when the injection needle is penetrating the patient,
wherein both the needle cover and the central passage move in a proximal direction relative to the proximal portion of the housing to cover the proximal end of the injection needle when the injection needle is removed from a medicament delivery site.