Patent ID: 8512299

Claim:
An attachment for a parenteral device, adapted to fit with a conventional syringe body the device comprising a body and an outlet for conveying fluid, the attachment comprising: a housing adapted for engagement with said body; an elongate hollow needle, having an outer end and an inner end, with an aperture at the extremity of each end and incorporating an opening located above said extremity; a carrier for carrying said needle, said housing having a flow path extending, when said carrier is in a position in which it extends from said housing, between said outlet and said carrier; wherein said needle is open at said inner end; whereby when said carrier is in said position in which it extends from said housing, said carrier's opening and thus said inner end is brought into communication with said flow path; and wherein said carrier is movable, by an operator, relative to said housing from a first position, at which said outer end is received within the housing, into and out of said position- a second position - at which said outer end of said needle extends from the housing.