Patent ID: 9468724
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A removal tool for a needle shield, the tool comprising: an attachment cavity having an interior wall extending along a length of the attachment cavity and accessible via a sidewall aperture spanning the length of the attachment cavity, between a pair of parallel aperture lips, for receiving the needle shield therethrough, the interior wall being sized to receive and engage the needle shield; and a pull ring connected to and extending from a proximal end of the attachment cavity, the pull ring having an exterior wall extending along an outer circumference of the pull ring and an interior wall extending along an inner circumference of the pull ring, the inner circumference being sized to accommodate at least one finger of a user, the pull ring further having a U-shaped cavity located between the exterior and interior walls thereof, an opening formed by the U-shaped cavity facing a direction generally perpendicular to a longitudinal extent of the attachment cavity.