Syringe adapter with a driver for agitation of the syringe content

An adapter connectable with an automatic syringe pump for a hand-held syringe and a hand-held syringe, the syringe including an elongate syringe body containing contents to be dispensed, said adapter comprising

• a syringe driver for rotating the syringe body;
• an adapter body receivable by the syringe pump;
• a syringe retainer for retaining a hand-held syringe;
• an elongate guide piston, wherein said adapter body defines a guide piston opening and
• an elongate guide piston passageway in communication with said guide piston opening for slideably receiving said guide piston moving between a first and a second position;
• an extension arm supported by said guide piston, said extension arm including a free end in movable spaced registry with said syringe retainer;
• a dispense rod supported by said extension arm, said dispense rod engaging a dispensing member of the hand-held syringe so as to cause the contents to be dispensed as said dispense rod is moved relative to said syringe retainer, wherein said dispense rod is rotateably mounted to said extension arm so as to enable said dispense rod to rotate with the hand-held syringe.