Patent ID: 9545479
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A removable finger grip extension for a syringe, provided to facilitate use of a syringe during an injection of medical fluid into an injection site, said syringe comprising a barrel portion having an open proximal end and a distal end, said open proximal end terminating in a rim, and a plunger for insertion into the open proximal end of said barrel portion, the plunger having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said finger grip comprises a substantially u-shaped structure including a cross member with a circular opening formed therein for encircling an outer surface of a syringe barrel, a seal for securing the grip to the outer surface of the syringe barrel, and adjacent and perpendicular to the circular opening are two opposed arm portions for extending upwardly above the proximal end of the syringe, said arm portions configured to be located on opposite sides of a longitudinal central axis of a syringe barrel and to adjustably extend to a point along the length of the fully or partially extended plunger, and wherein said upwardly extending arm portions further include a finger support at an uppermost portion of each, and further comprising a plurality of positive lock members located on the outside of the barrel of the syringe, to slidably receive and secure the grip at selected locations along the barrel of the syringe.