Patent ID: 9549875
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61J,A61M

Claim:
1. A syringe adaptor adapted for connection to a syringe and adapted for connection to at least one other element of a drug handling system, said syringe adaptor comprising: a housing element; a main body portion surrounding said housing element; a spring located within said main body portion; and a needle having a tip, said housing element being movable relative to said main body portion and relative to said needle from a first operative orientation in which said tip of said needle is located within said housing element to a second operative orientation in which said tip of said needle protrudes from said housing element; and said main body portion being configured such that connection of said syringe adaptor to said at least one other element of a drug handling system moves said housing element from said first operative orientation to said second operative orientation by compressing said spring.