Patent ID: 8858507

Claim:
A needle assembly for an injection device ( 20 ), comprising: a needle hub ( 1 ) having connecting means ( 2 ) for connecting the needle hub ( 1 ) to the medical device ( 20 ), a needle cannula ( 10 ) secured to the hub ( 1 ) and having a patient end ( 11 ), a removable needle cap ( 15 ) adapted to cover the patient end ( 11 ) of the needle cannula ( 10 ) in a non-use situation, wherein the needle assembly further comprises releasable locking means ( 3 , 4 ) which prevents the needle cap ( 15 ) from being removed from the needle hub ( 1 ) and wherein the releasable locking means ( 3 , 4 ), when released, allows the needle cap ( 15 ) to be removed from the needle hub ( 1 ), wherein the connecting means ( 2 ) is activated by being connected to the injection device and wherein activation of the connecting means releases the releasable locking means to allow the cap to be removed and wherein the locking means ( 3 , 4 ) is integrated with the needle hub ( 1 ).