摘要 |
Apparatus 10 for the removal of a needle N from a syringe S and comprising a housing 13 having an opening 119 for insertion of a needle assembly A, a needle receiving socket 47 aligned with the opening 119. The socket 47 is formed from a pair of jaws 47 and having a central cavity with an internal profile 54 shaped to receive a needle hub H and accommodate the needle N, the jaws 47 move together to grip the needle hub H and move apart to eject the unscrewed needle assembly A, the whole socket 47 being rotatable to unscrew the needle assembly.
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