ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,156, issued on May 13, was assigned to Embecta Corp. (Andover, Mass.).
"Pen needle with retractable shield" was invented by David Poganski (Midland Park, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pen needle (30) for a delivery device includes a hub (32) supporting a needle (54) and a distal needle shield (70) that can retract to expose the needle during injection and return to the extended position after use and lock in the extended position to cover the needle. A proximal needle shield (0.102) moves from a retracted position to an extended position with respect to the hub to shield or cover a proximal end of the needle when the needle h...