Patent ID: 8038656
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A syringe, comprising: a syringe barrel having a distal end, a proximal end and defining a cavity therebetween; a plunger rod slidably disposed within the cavity of the syringe barrel, the plunger rod including a plunger shaft having a non-depressible hub extending distally from a distal end thereof, the hub includes at least two non-movable spaced apart tabs with respect to the non-depressible hub, the two non-movable spaced apart tabs integrally formed and extending outwardly from a non-distal end of the hub and a spacer disposed at a distal end of the hub, the at least two spaced apart tabs being spaced a distance from the spacer; and a plug configured for slidable disposition in the cavity of the syringe barrel and configured for selective, detachable, and rotatable connection to the at least two spaced apart tabs of the hub, the plug including: wherein during connection of the plug to the plunger rod, and after insertion into the syringe barrel, the at least two spaced apart resilient fingers contacting an inner surface of the syringe barrel thereby limiting a radially outward deflection thereof.