Patent ID: 8221360

Claim:
A clip for securing a medication ampoule to a syringe after medication has been drawn from the ampoule into the syringe, said ampoule having an opening in a neck portion thereof, the clip comprising: a generally planar base; a syringe engaging portion adapted to attach the clip to the exterior of the syringe, the syringe engaging portion comprising: a recess in the base having an outer opening which is shaped and dimensioned to receive therein, in an interference or snap fit, a cylindrical portion of the syringe, and an inner opening which is smaller than the outer opening and is shaped and dimensioned to receive a reduced-diameter portion of the syringe therein in an interference or snap fit; and an ampoule engaging portion adapted to be received within the opening in the neck portion to hold the ampoule securely on the ampoule engaging portion and thereby attach the ampoule to the clip, the ampoule engaging portion being a projection extending substantially perpendicularly from the base.