APPARATUS FOR REMOVING NEEDLE ASSEMBLY

摘要

Apparatus for removing a needle assembly from an injecting device, the needle assembly comprising a needle holder portion and a needle portion secured to, or integral with, the needle holder portion, the needle assembly being attachable to the injecting device via the needle holder portion, the apparatus comprising a housing (2) having an opening (5, 10, 12) through which the needle assembly can enter the interior of the housing, wherein within the housing there is provided a receiving portion (20) which is arranged to receive the needle holder portion in such a way as to impede rotation of the needle holder portion with respect to the receiving portion, and wherein the opening is formed such that the needle portion can enter the housing and the needle holder portion can enter the receiving portion by means of a relative movement between the housing and the needle portion which relative movement is lateral with respect to the axis of the needle portion.