Patent ID: 6383173
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A syringe drench adapter for livestock, comprising:a collar removably fittable over an end of a syringe, the collar including a frustroconical nose configured to be placed over a nozzle of the syringe and a generally cylindrical skirt extending from the nose, the skirt defining a syringe barrel-receiving opening having an inner diameter which is substantially equal to or less than an outer diameter of a barrel of the syringe, the skirt including a plurality of longitudinal slots extending from the syringe barrel-receiving opening to facilitate a removable frictional fit with the syringe barrel; and an elongated tube extending from the nose of the collar, and defining a fluid passageway for the expulsion of fluids through an outlet at an end of the tube opposite the nose of the collar, wherein a portion of the elongated tube defining an inlet thereof is removably connected to the nose of the collar, the inlet being tapered and thereby configured to form-fit the nozzle of the syringe, and wherein the nose includes an interiorly threaded aperture for threadably receiving the portion of the elongated tube defining the inlet.