Patent ID: 9682197
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61J,A61M

Claim:
1. A device, comprising: a non-rigid, non-resilient, collapsible sleeve having a proximal end coupled to a distal end of an injection device, the injection device including a needle coupled to the distal end of the injection device, wherein the needle has a distal end; the collapsible sleeve, in an original shape, extends from the proximal end to the distal end of the needle, and covers the needle before penetration of the needle into an insertion site and covers the needle at least partially during penetration of the needle into the insertion site, the collapsible sleeve at least partially permanently collapsing by folding upon penetration of the needle through a distal end of the collapsible sleeve and into the insertion site, such that the collapsible sleeve does not return to the original shape, wherein a force of less than 100 gram-force is required to collapse the sleeve, wherein a length of the collapsible sleeve is at least one of the following: longer than a length of the needle, shorter than the length of the needle, and same as the length of the needle.