An auto-retractable syringe having a barrel and a plunger moveable within said barrel, said barrel having a gland assembly inside a forepart thereof, said gland assembly being connected to a needle hub wherein said needle hub is located in the forepart of said barrel via a Luer-lock thread, internal of the forepart of the barrel, and two or more lugs protruding from said needle hub, and wherein said Luer-lock thread is open internal of the barrel such that the needle hub can be drawn into the barrel uninhibited by the thread.
