Patent ID: 7699812

Claim:
A safety syringe and cap holding device comprising: a syringe having a body portion and a needle assembly interconnected with the body portion, the needle assembly including a needle with an injection end and a hub, the hub including at least one recess disposed annularly about the hub; a cap removably attached to the hub and covering the injection end of the needle, the cap including at least a pair of opposing protrusions for engagement with the at least one recess of the hub; a cap holding device having a receptacle for receiving the cover; disengagement means in the cap holding device for disengaging the at least a pair of opposing protrusions from engagement with the at least one recess of the hub by pulling the protrusions radially outwardly to detach the cap from the hub to allow the syringe and needle assembly to be withdrawn from the cap holding device with the injection end of the needle uncovered while the cap remains in the cap holding device; and a mechanical linkage system in the cap holding device for selectively retaining or releasing the cap from engagement within the cap holding device.