Patent ID: 9549571
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A24C,A24F

Claim:
1. A handheld treatment device for a smoking article, comprising: a smoking article receiving portion shaped and configured to receive at least a portion of a smoking article; and a needle storage portion with a needle holder and a needle connected to the needle holder, the needle storage portion comprises an enclosure having one or more walls that enclose the retracted needle, to protect an operator from the needle; wherein the needle is movable between an extended position in which the needle extends at least partially into the smoking article receiving portion and a retracted position in which the needle is fully retracted into the needle storage portion with respect to the extended position, to protect an operator from the needle; and wherein the treatment device is configured to inject a treatment substance through the needle into a smoking article while the needle is moved with respect to the smoking article.