Patent ID: 9592351
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A medicament delivery device comprising a housing configured to receive a medicament container having a delivery member and a shield that covers said delivery member, the housing having a longitudinal axis, where the housing comprises a proximal end having a first connector; a protective cap comprising a second connector configured to engage the first connector to secure the protective cap to the housing, wherein the first and the second connectors are configured such that an axial displacement of the protective cap relative to the housing disconnects the first and second connectors, and wherein the protective cap further comprises a third connector connecting the shield to the protective cap such that removal of the protective cap from the housing causes removal of the shield from the medicament container, an actuator operably associated with the protective cap, where the actuator protrudes outwardly from an opening in the protective cap; and a disconnection member is positioned within the protective cap and is directly connected to both the actuator and the protective cap, wherein movement of the actuator causes the disconnection member to exert an axial force on the protective cap to cause the protective cap and the shield to move in a proximal direction disconnecting the first connector from the second connector.