Patent ID: 7641636
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A syringe comprising: a syringe body; a needle projecting from said syringe body; a closure cap arranged on said syringe body and being movable between a closed position in which the closure cap encloses a tip of said needle and between a released position in which the closure cap can be removed from said syringe body exposing the tip of said needle; a sealing held within said closure cap and enclosing the tip of said needle when in said closed position, said sealing comprising a head part and a pressure part, both being connected by an annular, elastically deformable portion defined by an annular gap between said pressure part and said head part; wherein said closure cap is configured for engaging said syringe body and said head part and for pressing said head part against said pressure part when in said closed position, thereby urging said elastically deformable portion inwardly against an outer surface of said needle to sealingly engage around the outer surface thereof.