ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,627, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).
"Sheath remover and methods for assembly thereof" was invented by Winfried Huthmacher (Frankfurt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a sheath remover for removing a protective needle sheath from a drug cartridge. The sheath remover includes a resilient ring and one or more resilient legs attached to the ring and extending in a proximal direction. Each leg includes an inwardly directed ledge arranged at a proximal end of the leg. The ring consists of a resilient material allowing inward deflection...