SYSTEM FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE OF A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A NEEDLE TO A SYRINGE BARREL

• Main Authors: Nijsen, Andreas Jacobus Louis, Hari, Michael, Schreiber, Marc, Moser, Raymond, Emmens, Philip Ameling, Kern, Patrick, Torenbeek, Martijn, Van Ginneken, Tom
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.01.2024
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

An adapter for connecting a needle to a syringe barrel including a Luer Lock connector having a thread and a cone. The adapter includes: a first part configured to support the needle; a second part including a counter thread configured to form a screwing connection with the thread of the Luer Lock connector; and at least one deformable locking element arranged within a region of the counter thread and protruding radially beyond a minor outer diameter of the counter thread, such that the at least one deformable locking element is configured to be deformed by the thread of the Luer Lock connector when the adapter is screwed to the syringe barrel.