Patent ID: 7250039

Claim:
A syringe for injecting fluids from a container having a pre-measured dose of fluid comprising: (a) a first flat leaf having a receptacle for a collapsible capsule; (b) a needle carrier slideably mounted in a carrier track on said first flat leaf and having an arcuate driving track integrated therein; (c) a second flat leaf hingedly connected to said first leaf having an actuator pin mounted on the surface engageable with said arcuate driving track to move said needle carrier along said carrier track when said second leaf is folded over said first leaf in one direction; (d) a double ended hypodermic needle mounted in said needle carrier and having a first end for insertion into a patient and a second end which can puncture the closure on a collapsible capsule within said receptacle when said second leaf is folded over said first leaf in one direction; and (e) a plunger mounted on said second flat leaf that substantially conforms in shape to said receptale said plunger being capable of collapsing a collapsible capsule contained within said receptacle when said second leaf is pressed firmly against said first leaf.