REUSABLE INJECTION NEEDLE WITH NEEDLE COVER CONTAINING STERILIZING AND LUBRICATING AGENTS AND GUIDE SYSTEM FOR CONNECTION OF NEEDLE HUB TO DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
A needle cover (4a) for an injection needle that enables reuse of on injection needle (4C) for multiple injection uses for a same user is described. The needle cover contains a disinfecting agent (12E),a sanitizing agent (12D) and a lubricating agent (12B). The needle cover sanitizes,disinfects and lubricates a single-use injection needle for reuse when the needle is moved inside the needle cover and positioned therein for temporary storage. The agents are held in a medium that enable the agents to be positioned inside the needle cover. The agents in the medium are stacked on top of each other in heights for different needle lengths. The first stack is a wick medium that absorbs excess fluid droplets from a needle head,the second stack is a medium that disinfects the needle,and the third stack is a medium that lubricates the needle.
