Patent ID: 6497684
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A syringe comprising:a barrel (1) for holding a fluid medium and having a sealing cap (2) that is placed on the outlet side thereof, wherein the barrel (1) has a section that can be inserted into the cap (2) and has a first locking element (8) on the outside surface thereof with the cap (2) in a corresponding section having interactive second locking elements (12) on the inside surface thereof; wherein the cap (2) has a plurality of second locking elements (12) that are arranged around its periphery and has expansion sections (13) provided between adjacent locking elements (12) in the wall of cap (2), and wherein the number of second locking elements (12) is at least six, which locking elements are dispersed around the periphery of the cap (2) and between which locking elements the expansion sections are positioned.