DEVICE FOR REMOVING SAFETY CAP FROM INJECTION NEEDLE OF A DISPOSABLE SYRINGE Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A61M5/32 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: device for removing safety cap from injection needle of a disposable syringe relates to medical equipment, namely to devices for removing safety cap from injection needle of a disposable syringe, and can be used in the process of using disposable syringes, in particular to prevent accidental injuries from pricking with a needle before, during and after the injection. Device for removing the safety cap from the injection needle of the disposable syringe comprises a body composed of two parts that are movable relative to each other about a common axis. At the ends of the parts on one side of the axis is fixed the spring, and the ends of the parts on the other side of the axis are made in the form of a fork with a slot for the diameter of the head of the injection needle. On the outside of one of the body parts at a distance not exceeding the length of the cap, a ring is fixed fixedly by means of the base, opening of which is coaxial with the center of the diameter of the fork slots and has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the end portion of the cap, and is larger than the diameter of the initial portion of the cap.

EFFECT: technical results of the claimed solution is to prevent accidental injury and infection by the operator's needle when removing the protective cap from it, ensuring the sterility of the injection needle.

4 cl, 2 dwg