Patent ID: 8636702
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A syringe assembly having a collapsed plunger rod comprising: a syringe barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end; a stopper located within the syringe barrel; a stopper adapter associated with said stopper wherein said syringe barrel, said stopper, and said stopper adapter define a longitudinal axis; and the plunger rod extending through said stopper adapter in a collapsed pre-use position and configured for cooperation with said stopper adapter to move from the collapsed pre-use position, where the plunger rod extends substantially parallel with the syringe barrel sidewall, to an expanded ready-to-use position where the plunger rod extends substantially in line with the longitudinal axis of the syringe barrel, the stopper, and the stopper adapter, wherein the plunger rod includes a first end and a second end whereby the second end is located adjacent the distal end of the syringe barrel when said plunger rod is in the collapsed pre-use position and said second end of said plunger rod is configured to secure the plunger rod to the stopper adapter in the expanded ready-to-use position; wherein said plunger rod comprises a magnification member for magnifying any indicia located on the syringe barrel when the plunger rod is positioned in the collapsed pre-use position.