摘要 |
<p>A syringe retraction arrangement including a retaining means (70) mounted on the syringe barrel to retain the syringe within a sleeve assembly (40) on retraction of the hypodermic needle into the sleeve assembly (40). The retaining means (70) includes at least one extension (76, 77), the extension (76, 77) extending outwardly in a radial direction and towards a needle end of the sleeve assembly (40) where he needle (45) resides and wherein the free end of the at least one extension (76, 77) engages an abutment (78, 79) in the sleeve assembly (40) with the abutment (78, 79) acting as a bearing surface for the at least one extension (76, 77) thereby retaining the syringe within the sleeve assembly (40) after retraction.</p> |