along the inclined surface 11 the inclined surface 11 bias the gripping members 45 to converge inwards towards the hub 53 of the syringe the internal surfaces of the sliding member 10 are arranged such that at a point at which the gripping members converge coincides with the hub 53 of the needle 55 and so gripping said hub further the gripping members then fit within the enlarged portion of the slots 15 within the sliding member 10 such that the gripping members 45 no longer converge but maintain a position gripping the hub 53 in this position the needle is fixed preventing rotation whilst pressure is maintained on the sliding member 10 in this position the syringe 50 may be rotated 70 relative to the needle and thus work free from the needle 55 it should be noted that whether the needle 55 is mounted to the syringe 50 via a luer lock or press fit is immaterial to the invention as the user of the syringe may rotate sufficiently to unscrew the needle as required or provide sufficient rotation of the syringe relative to the needle to demount the needle from the syringe if a press fit thus use of the needle remover 1 according to this embodiment is not limited to a single type of mounting of the needle 55 to the syringe 50 further as the gripping members 45 converge on the needle the needle remover 1 is not limited to the size of the needle or.