Patent ID: 6936027

Claim:
A safety syringe comprising: (a) a hollow barrel being cylindrical and comprising: a distal end; a proximal end; a flange formed radially around and extending out from the distal end; a cone-shaped end integrally formed at the proximal end of the hollow barrel, said cone-shaped end having an opening defined therethrough; an inner surface, and an at least one spiral recess formed on the inner surface of the cone-shaped end; (b) a plunger comprising: a distal end; a proximal end; a front head integrally formed on the proximal end of the plunger and having a top surface; (c) a unitary axially protruding needle retractor lock; said plunger being connected to said seal member fixedly seated on said plunger, with the seal having a substantially circular cross-sectional profile and an outer diameter substantially equal to an inner cross-sectional diameter of said hollow barrel, telescopingly received and slidingly contiguous with said inner surface of said hollow barrel; and, (d) a needle assembly comprising: a needle hub having a needle and being detachably mounted inside the proximal open end of the hollow barrel, said needle hub comprising: an outer surface; an at least one spiral key formed on the outside surface and received inside the spiral recess of the hollow barrel when the needle hub is mounted inside the cone-shaped end of the hollow barrel, said needle assembly being rotatably connectable to said at least one spiral recess at the cone-shaped end of the hollow barrel; a locking chamber axially positioned and formed within said needle assembly and having an inner surface; an at least one latch lug post fixedly formed on the inner surface of the axial locking chamber and extending radially inward; a fluid passage communicating with the inner space in the hollow barrel; and an axial passage defined through the needle hub to receive an end of the needle, wherein rotating the plunger connectedly engages the needle assembly and hub with the needle retractor of the plunger, said needle retractor formed as a closed contour resilient element having at least one gap recess formed therein and formed axially on and protruding longitudinally from the top surface of the front head of said plunger, said closed contour resilient element being insertable into the locking chamber of hub, wherein upon a rotation of said closed contour resilient element said lug post member is received into said gap recess to capture said needle assembly by the needle retractor of said plunger, whereby said needle assembly may be axially moved into said hollow barrel.