A COVER FOR A MEDICAL INJECTION DEVICE COMPRISING A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG

• Main Authors: JOUFFRAY, Sébastien, LEIBBRAND, Alfred, RIVIER, Cédric, EUVRARD, Nicolas
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 18.09.2024
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

The present invention relates to a cover (10) for medical injection device (1), said medical injection device (1) having a hub portion (6) defined at its distal end, the said cover (10) comprising:- an outer casing (20) formed of a first material, said outer casing (20) having an inner wall (23) having a circumference,- an inner casing (30) formed of a second material different from the said first material and defining a cavity capable of receiving in a sealing way at least part of the hub portion (6), said inner casing (30) having an outer wall (32) having a circumference, and being at least partly inserted within the outer casing (20) and at least partially in contact with the inner wall (23) of the outer casing (20),- a Radio Frequency Identification RFID tag (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d) located between the outer casing (20) and the inner casing (30), said RFID tag (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d) comprising a RFID chip (41a, 41b, 41c) connected to at least one RFID antenna (42a, 42b, 42c), wherein the RFID tag (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d) has a width (WT) extending between 40% and 100%, 100% being excluded, of the circumference of the outer wall (32) of the inner casing (30) or the whole circumference of the inner wall (23) of the outer casing (20) and wherein the RFID tag (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d) has a length (LT) extending over at least 50% of a length (L) of the cover (10).The invention also relates to a medical injection device (1) comprising the said cover (10) and a method for manufacturing said cover (10).