Patent ID: 11110228

Abstract:
A component for an injection device is a combined needle shield and cap component that comprises a unitary compressible body moulded from rubber. The unitary compressible body has formed therein a cavity for shielding a needle, the cavity having an opening at a first end of the component and extending axially within the component. It also has formed thereon a grip arrangement comprising one or more shape features that permit gripping by a user of the component so as to facilitate the application of force by the user along the longitudinal axis of the component. The combined needle shield and cap component has a proximal end configured to be partly insertable into a body of an injection device. The outer surface of the compressible body has a step profile at a location between the proximal end of the compressible body, which is configured to be inserted into the injection device, and an adjacent part of the compressible body, which is configured to remain outside of injection device, wherein the proximal end of the compressible body has a smaller diameter than the adjacent part of the compressible body.