Patent ID: 8470227

Claim:
A method for producing a medical implement comprising a needle and having an exterior hard plastic component ( 7 ) and an interior soft plastic component ( 5 ) which is integral with and adheres to the hard plastic component ( 7 ), comprising providing an injection molding die comprising first die parts adapted to and capable of forming a first shape; inserting a needle into and through the first die parts; injection molding a soft plastic in contact with the needle and to form the soft plastic component ( 5 ) in the shape of said first die parts around the needle, the soft plastic component ( 5 ) having a first length; at least partly solidifying said soft plastic of the soft plastic component ( 5 ) and separating said first die parts; injection molding a hard plastic into the injection molding die and over and in contact with both the soft plastic component ( 5 ) and the needle, and adhering the hard plastic to the soft plastic by action of the injection molding; hardening the hard plastic to form the hard plastic component ( 7 ) in contact with and adhered to the soft plastic component, the hard plastic component ( 7 ) having a second length longer than the first length, and separating the resultant medical implement from the injection molding die; wherein the medical implement is an injection needle.