Patent ID: 8453838

Claim:
A piston nest apparatus for the storage and transport of syringe pistons comprising a piston nest having a plurality of spaced apart single nesting units interconnected by a web and a syringe piston configured within each of the plurality of spaced apart single nesting units, each syringe piston having a first distal end, a second opposing proximal end and a longitudinal length extending therebetween, each nesting unit comprising: a hollow cylindrical body that includes: a distal end having a first open end, and a proximal end having a second open end; a first retention member proximate the distal end; and a second retention member proximate the proximal end, wherein at least a portion of the first and the second retention members are spaced apart at a distance equal to or greater than the longitudinal length of the syringe piston configured within the nesting unit along a longitudinal axis of the hollow cylindrical body, the first retention member being in direct contact with the first distal end of the syringe piston and the second retention member being in direct contact with the second proximal end of the syringe piston.