Patent ID: 7169134
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: A61C,A61M,B05C

Abstract:
1. A valve syringe comprising: a barrel configured for containing a fluid material, the barrel including an inlet end and an outlet end, the outlet end including a sidewall with at least one barrel opening formed in the sidewall through which the fluid material can pass; at least one tab member integrally attached to the barrel, extending from the outlet end of the barrel, and spaced-apart from the sidewall so as to provide a space between the sidewall and the tab member; a plunger configured for pushing the fluid material contained in the barrel toward the outlet end of the barrel; an applicator valve disposed at the outlet end of the barrel and configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position, including: at least one ridge member integrally attached to the applicator valve and extending from the applicator valve on a side opposite the internal contact surface that engages the at least one tab member in order to retain the applicator valve at the outlet end of the barrel,