RIGID CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR SYRINGE

A rigid packaging container assembly for protecting, and assisting the arming of a sealed prefilled syringe barrel and insertable needle assembly including a sheath surrounding the needle assembly, slidable on the barrel and having a shoulder which engages a portion of the needle assembly to permit the operator to grasp the sheath and fully insert the needle assembly from a partially inserted position, with a sheath retainer surrounding the sheath and having a plurality of shelf projections extending through openings in the sheath and engageable with the underside of the syringe barrel to limit sliding movement of the sheath retainer upwardly along the syringe barrel so that a cooperating cap insertable within the sheath retainer and engageable with a portion of the sheath prevents movement of the sheath when the syringe is in its packaged condition thereby preventing arming of the syringe until the cover or cap is removed. There are also provided a plurality of tabs extending from the sheath so that in the disassembled condition of the container with only the sheath surrounding the needle assembly, the syringe will not be permitted to roll on a supporting surface.