Patent ID: 7850661

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a syringe having a body, a piston having a free proximal end and a distal end, the free proximal end of the piston having a head and the distal end received within the syringe body, and a needle disposed at one end of said body, a safe support device for said syringe, said safe support device comprising: a support sheath for receiving the syringe therein, and a safety assembly including (a) an inner sheath slidable relative to said support sheath between a waiting retracted position in which said inner sheath is substantially retracted inside and contained within said support sheath, and an active protection position in which said inner sheath projects from said support sheath so as to at least partly enclose the needle, wherein said inner sheath has a free end portion formed by a flexible end-piece made from a resilient material, (b) a retaining mechanism comprising cooperating features at a proximal end of said inner sheath and a proximal end of said support sheath releasably retaining the inner sheath to the support sheath, and (c) a drive means for projecting said inner sheath from said support sheath in correspondence with an actuation of said syringe, wherein the actuation of the syringe comprises movement of the head of the piston towards the body until the head of the piston contacts the retaining mechanism to thereby release the inner sheath from the support sheath; and a removable cap covering the needle, wherein when said inner sheath is in the retracted position, said end-piece surrounds at least a part of said cap substantially snugly.