Patent ID: 11925793
Assignee: SCHOTT PHARMA SCHWEIZ AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A needle retention device for an injection apparatus, comprising:
a needle-retainer portion including a plurality of fingers configured to radially extend over at least a part of a contact area of a hub of a needle assembly and a container-contact portion defining a first opening configured to be attached in a form-fitting way onto a peripheral section of a container of an injector of the apparatus, the plurality of fingers being movable from a first position to a second position, the plurality of fingers being configured to lock the hub in the second position and unlock the hub in the first position, the plurality of fingers comprising at least one first finger defining the first opening extending in a first plane and at least one second finger defining a second opening configured for circumferentially engaging a shoulder of the hub and extending in a second plane, the second plane being parallel with the first plane, wherein the needle retention device has a U-shape between the at least one first finger and the at least one second finger.