Patent ID: 7635348

Claim:
An automatic injector package, comprising: an automatic injector including: a housing; a cartridge assembly located in said housing; a needle assembly operatively associated with said cartridge assembly; and an actuation assembly located in said housing, said actuation assembly including a stored energy source and a drive assembly driven by said stored energy source, said drive assembly being operatively associated with said cartridge assembly and said needle assembly to expel a medicament from the cartridge and through said needle assembly upon activation of the automatic injector; a container constructed and arranged to completely enclose the automatic injector within the container before and after use of the automatic injector, the automatic injector requiring removal from the container in order to be used and having an exposed needle after said use, the exposed needle becoming bent and crippled upon the automatic injector's return to the container after said use, said container having at least a portion thereof formed from a light permeable material; and indicia provided on at least one of said housing and said container, said indicia being visible by a user when the automatic injector has been placed into said container after use, said indicia pointing to an indicating portion that indicates that the automatic injector has been used.