USPTO Patent Grant US12582764B2 for Pen Needle Magazine

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12582764B2 to Embecta Corp. for a pen needle magazine. The patent describes a magazine with compartments each carrying a pen needle and a carrier designed for both removing and discarding used needles.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12582764B2, titled 'Pen needle magazine,' to Embecta Corp. The patent, filed on April 26, 2019, and granted on March 24, 2026, covers a pen needle magazine design featuring multiple compartments, each containing a pen needle within a carrier. This carrier is specifically engineered with distinct paths to facilitate the removal of a new pen needle and the disposal of a used one.

This patent grant signifies a new intellectual property asset for Embecta Corp. in the medical device sector, specifically related to drug delivery systems. While not a regulatory rule imposing obligations on other entities, it establishes exclusive rights for the patent holder. Companies operating in the medical device or pharmaceutical space, particularly those involved in insulin pens or similar injection devices, should be aware of this granted patent to avoid potential infringement issues.

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Pen needle magazine

Grant US12582764B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Embecta Corp.

Inventors

Amit Limaye, Dipumon Ayyanchira Mani, Praveesh Karattu Meethal, Sajayesh Vijayachandran

Abstract

A pen needle magazine (10) comprising a plurality of compartments (14) each carrying a pen needle (40), and a pen needle carrier (60) disposed in each of the plurality of compartments (14), the pen needle (40) disposed in the pen needle carrier (60), wherein the pen needle carrier (60) includes a first pen needle path (62) and a second pen needle path (64), the first pen needle path (62) aids in removing the pen needle (40), and the second pen needle path (64) aids in discarding a used pen needle (40).