摘要 |
This invention relates to a needle stick protection apparatus including a shield (30) having an internal through bore which is capable of receiving the barrel of a syringe (10), said bore including a spline (32) or a rib which extends along part of the length of said bore and wherein there is provided a discontinuity (33) in said spline which is adapted to receive a portion (57) of a locking member (50) that is associated with the syringe and which extends laterally beyond the barrel, said discontinuity being aligned with an aperture (34) formed in a side wall of said shield.
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