Patent ID: 9295790
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A syringe having an internal fluid path, said syringe comprising: a body comprising a barrel, a protective guard, an integral mounting structure, and a nose; and a plunger inserted into sliding engagement with the barrel; wherein the nose comprises a luer connection surface and is insertable into fluid communication with a frontal attachment and is releasably connectable to the frontal attachment; the protective guard comprising a substantially cylindrical collar extending continuously around a longitudinally extending portion of the nose, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart guard elements projecting forwardly in closely spaced relation from the substantially cylindrical collar; wherein the guard elements have forwardly facing free ends that flare radially outward relative to the nose and the substantially cylindrical collar as the free ends of the guard elements extend away from the mounting structure; and wherein the nose projects forwardly beyond the substantially cylindrical collar and the free ends of the guard elements project forwardly beyond the nose to recess the nose relative to the free ends of the guard elements and protect the nose from pathogenic contamination by contact.