Abstract: Apparatus 10 for the removal of a needle N from a syringe S and comprising a housing 13 having an opening 119 for insertion of a needle assembly A, a needle receiving socket 47 aligned with the opening 119. The socket 47 is formed from a pair of jaws 47 and having a central cavity with an internal profile 54 shaped to receive a needle hub H and accommodate the needle N, the jaws 47 move together to grip the needle hub H and move apart to eject the unscrewed needle assembly A, the whole socket 47 being rotatable to unscrew the needle assembly.

Abstract: Apparatus (10) for the removal of a needle assembly A having a needle hub H which is screw-threadedly engaged with a syringe S, said apparatus (10) comprising a housing (11) having an opening (16) for insertion of the needle assembly A and adjacent portion of the syringe, a socket (19) mounted within the housing (11) in alignment with the opening (16) with a cavity (22) shaped to receive the hub H and a coaxial through-bore (23) to accommodate the needle. The socket (19) holds the hub rotationally fast allowing the syringe S and needle assembly A to be unscrewed, and an ejector means (51) located in the housing ejects the unscrewed needle assembly A from the socket (19) into a collection container (42) located within the housing (11).