Patent ID: 9737669
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61M,B65B,G16H

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a housing having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion; a needle configured to move between a first needle position and a second needle position, in the first needle position the needle is contained within the housing, in the second needle position at least a portion of the needle extends from the distal end portion of the housing; an energy storage member within the housing, the energy storage member configured to produce a force to move the needle from the first needle position to the second needle position; a base coupled to the distal end portion of the housing, the base configured to actuate the energy storage member when the base is moved relative to the housing, the base defining an opening through which the needle is disposed when the needle is in the second needle position; and a safety lock moveably coupled to the distal end portion of the housing such that the safety lock moves in a direction nonparallel to a longitudinal axis of the needle between a first safety lock position and a second safety lock position, the safety lock configured to prevent movement of the base when the safety lock is in the first safety lock position.