Patent ID: 8603039

Claim:
A syringe protector for enclosing a needle portion of a syringe, the syringe protector comprising: a clamping member having a toothed surface, a base wall, a first axial passage, a second axial passage, and at least one flexible flange, wherein said at least one flexible flange defines said first axial passage and said base wall defines said second axial passage; a retaining member operably connected to said clamping member and axially aligned with said first axial passage and said second axial passage, said retaining member having a plurality of inwardly oriented protrusions; and a needle guard having a toothed surface, said needle guard surrounding said clamping member, said clamping member moveable in one direction within said needle guard, wherein when said clamping member is moved within said needle guard an interaction between said toothed surface of said clamping member and said toothed surface of said needle guard increasingly securably engages said clamping member and said needle guard and an interaction between said at least one flexible flange and said needle guard increasingly deflects said at least one flexible flange.