Patent ID: 6872194

Claim:
An injection device comprising: a syringe comprising a barrel for containing medicine, the barrel having proximal and distal ends, a needle extending from a distal end of the barrel, and a needle protector cap detachably covering the needle; a radial element extending from the barrel comprising a collar intermediate the proximal and distal ends of the barrel; a body comprising open proximal and distal ends, and a cavity extending between the proximal and distal ends of the body for receiving the syringe therein, the cavity having a cross-section for receiving the needle protector cap therethrough as the syringe is inserted into the cavity, the collar contacting an inside surface of the body for preventing substantial lateral movement of the syringe within the cavity, the needle and needle protector cap at least partially extending beyond the distal end of the body when the syringe is received in the cavity; a shield slidably attached to the body, the shield having proximal and distal ends, the distal end of the shield having an opening through which the needle and the needle protector cap extend when the shield is in an unguarded position, the shield being slidabie between the unguarded position and a guarded position wherein the needle is covered by the shield; and one or more detents on the shield for locking the shield in the guarded position.