Patent ID: 9125997
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A hub assembly for an injection apparatus, comprising: a body having a first end; an outer projection extending outwardly from said first end of said body, said projection having a distal end having an outer circumference and an inner portion; said body having an opening to receive cannula, said opening extending to an interior of said body; a plurality of axially extending ribs disposed on said inner portion of said outer projection and extending radially inward from said outer projection to said opening; said inner portion of said projection surrounding and sloping inwardly toward said opening, wherein an adhesive applied to said inner portion of said outer projection flows from said inner portion between said ribs and to said opening to secure the cannula; a distal end of said outer circumference having a substantially flat planar axial face with a surface area for reducing the pressure exerted against a patient's skin during an injection; and said outer circumference having a curved portion extending between said first end of said body and said substantially flat planar axial face of said distal end of said outer circumference, said curved portion being curved in a longitudinal direction of said projection, said projection surrounding said opening and being spaced radially outward from said opening and cannula.