Patent ID: 7754494

Claim:
Apparatus for transferring a fluid to a sterile field comprising a casing having a first part and a second part, wherein said casing is configured to receive a syringe containing said fluid and maintain sterility of said syringe when said first part is connected to said second part, said syringe may be removed from said casing when said first part is disconnected from said second part, said first part is adapted to receive a barrel portion of said syringe and allow sterile, fluid communication with said syringe from a non-sterile field outside said casing, said second part is adapted to receive a plunger portion of said syringe, and said second part is flexible in the direction of movement of said plunger and configured to allow a user to engage and manipulate said plunger when said syringe is in said casing and said first and second parts are connected, wherein said first part includes a connector that detachably engages a tip of said syringe and allows said fluid communication between said syringe and the exterior of said casing, and said first part is readily detachable from said second part wherein the first part is a rigid tube and includes gripping elements.