Patent ID: 6726649
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A sterile, single-use needle assembly for administering a unit dose of a vaccine comprising:a hub including a first end and a second end; a unit dose needle having a patient end configured to hold a unit dose of a vaccine extending from said first end of said hub and a non-patient end extending from said second end of said hub; a first packaging shield removably encompassing said patient end of said unit dose needle; and a second packaging shield removably encompassing said non-patient end of said unit dose needle, wherein said first packaging shield and said second packaging shield form a sterile seal with the unit dose needle contained within said first packaging shield, wherein the unit dose needle comprises a bifurcated needle, with the patient end including two pointed prongs which are capable of penetrating or abrading the skin of a patient, and wherein the prongs are separated by a U-shaped channel capable of holding the unit dose of a vaccine.