Patent ID: 8597246

Claim:
A syringe for a front-loading medical fluid injector, the syringe comprising: a body having an interior wall, a closed forward end with a discharge opening therein, and an open rearward end; a plunger mounted within the body in sealing contact with the interior wall of the body; and a structure extending radially outward from and integrally included in the body, comprising a forward structure closer to the forward end of the body and a rearward structure closer to the rearward end of the body, the forward structure extending radially outward from the body at its furthest radially outward extent a distance greater than the radially outward extension of the rearward structure at its furthest radially outward extent, the rearward structure tapering inwardly proceeding in a direction of the rearward end of the body, wherein the forward structure and the rearward structure are aligned with each other in a length dimension of the syringe and are separated by a channel to receive a tab on an medical fluid injector when the syringe is installed on the medical fluid injector, and wherein the channel comprises a closed end that extends between the forward and rearward structures.