Syringe Assembly with Automatic Safety Sleeve

Abstract: the current invention relates to a syringe assembly comprising an outer barrel suitable to receive a drug compartment provided with a needle for injection and a stopper for sealing the proximal end of said drug compartment. the syringe assembly is further provided with a protective sleeve configured to be released by means of a button located at the distal end of the a plunger. upon release, said protective sleeve is configured to extend through the outer barrel and over the whole length of the needle of the drug compartment. once extended, the protective sleeve is retained is this extended position, rendering the syringe safe to handle.

Inventor(s): Erik RYCKALTS

CPC Classification: A61M5/3257 (DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals ; means for inserting tampons ; devices for administering food or medicines orally ; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids ); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery ; chemical aspects of surgical articles ); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents )})

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