The invention discloses a sterile syringe (100) comprising a barrel (1) having internal surfaces (2), a plunger (3) movable within the barrel, a non-sliding seal (7) between the barrel and the plunger defining a sealed volume (8) and at least one filter (9) allowing only filtered gases to enter the sealed volume such that the syringe maintains its sterility even after several uses. The filters could be positioned on different locations on the syringe like on the non-sliding seal, the barrel, the barrel flange or the plunger handle.

A reduced profile syringe assembly is provided that includes an overall profile that is substantially similar to a profile of a syringe barrel. The syringe assembly includes a plunger rod that is significantly disposed within the syringe barrel when filled for use, with the plunger rod adapted to be retracted from the syringe barrel during dispensing of contents of the syringe barrel.

A reduced profile syringe assembly is provided that includes an overall profile that is substantially similar to a profile of a syringe barrel. The syringe assembly includes a plunger rod that is significantly disposed within the syringe barrel when filled for use, with the plunger rod adapted to be retracted from the syringe barrel during dispensing of contents of the syringe barrel.

A syringe cover device comprises a first cap with a first frame and a first seal coupled thereto, and a second cap with a second frame and a second seal coupled thereto. The first frame and the second frame are couplable to each other to form an accommodating space therebetween. The first seal and the second seal are couplable to each other to form a main seal body and disposed in the accommodating space. The main seal body has a first surface abutting against the first frame and the second frame, a second surface opposite to the first surface and an aperture formed through the first surface and the second surface. The first frame and the second frame may be attached to a syringe flange with the syringe plunger passing through the aperture to cover and seal a back opening of the syringe barrel.

Devices and methods are provided for sterile transfer of flowable material between a syringe and one or more flowable material receptacles or between a pair of receptacles. A syringe assembly may include a tip enclosure having a flexible shroud surrounding a syringe tip, with a shroud membrane associated with the distal end of the shroud to enclose the syringe tip. The shroud is deformable to move the tip toward the shroud membrane, which may be traversed by the tip to expose the tip for material transfers. A rigid connector may be positioned at the distal end of the shroud to securely connect the syringe assembly to a receptacle. The plunger and piston of the syringe assembly may include membranes to allow material transfer at the proximal end of the syringe assembly. An adaptor may also be provided for sterilely connecting a receptacle to a syringe or to another receptacle.

A protection device for a needle comprising an inner casing defining a cavity and an outer casing surrounding the inner casing, wherein the outer casing is provided with stabilizing means capable of cooperating with a substantially horizontal surface of a support so as to maintain the inner casing in a substantially vertical direction, in which an access to the cavity is left free. An assembly comprising such a protection device and a needle fixed on the needle tip of a drug delivery device.

The present invention relates to a needle cover assembly to be used with a medicament delivery device, wherein said needle cover assembly (10) is disposable and comprises a retainer element (50) connectable to the medicament container holder; a hub (16) having a longitudinal axis and comprising a double pointed injection needle (22) with a proximal needle end (24) and a distal needle end (48), wherein the proximal needle end projects a distance from the hub (16) along the longitudinal axis, and a shield (18) covering at least the proximal needle end and a portion of the hub (16). The invention is characterised in that said shield (18) comprises a detachable element (26), that the shield (18) is attached to the hub (16) when said detachable element (26) is attacked to the shield (18), corresponding to an untampered state, and that the shield is released and is telescopically movable in relation to the hub (16) along the longitudinal axis when said detachable element (26) is detached from the shield (18) corresponding to an activated state.

A nozzle cap (1) is provided, which is formed from a rubber composition containing a rubber component including a diene rubber and a non-diene rubber, wherein the diene rubber is present in a proportion of 20 to 70 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total of the rubbers in the rubber composition. The nozzle cap (1) has a moderate gas transmission property and, hence, can be quickly sterilized by EOG sterilization and steam sterilization, quickly removed of residues by deaeration, and quickly dried in a shorter period after the steam sterilization. In addition, the nozzle cap (1) is less liable to be loosened due to increase in internal pressure and compression set and detached from the nozzle, and has a reduced leaching substance amount before and after the sterilization.

Syringes and methods of using are described which protect materials within the syringe barrel cavity from contaminants and photo-chemical degradation. A syringe is provided having an inspection window for viewing medications or other materials within the cavity of a syringe barrel. The syringe barrel and other syringe components may be colored, opaque, darkened, amber, tinted; or the syringe barrel may have applied thereto polarizing filters; or materials having light polarizing properties can be used to manufacture the syringe barrel and other syringe components of the syringe to cancel particular components of light.

A system having a syringe and a connector. A proximal end of an outer housing of the connector is a specially designed female Luer element. A distal end of an outer housing of the connector is configured to connect the syringe to a component of a fluid transfer apparatus. The syringe and the connector are configured to be joined together such that they can be swiveled relative to each other around their common longitudinal axis. Once connected together, any attempt to twist the syringe or connector relative to each other in either a counterclockwise direction or a clockwise direction will result in endless swiveling about their common longitudinal axis. In other words, once the system is connected together, the syringe cannot be disconnected from the connector.