Patent ID: 8017921

Claim:
A system for irradiation of a fluid by ultraviolet radiation comprising: an apparatus comprising a housing having disposed therein at least one mount adapted for receiving an ultraviolet radiation source and at least one holder adapted for receiving a container of said fluid, and said housing being adapted for operability between a first position, wherein said container can be placed in said holder and a second position, wherein said housing forms a capsule, and a control assembly for powering said ultraviolet radiation source, wherein at least a portion of the inner surface of said housing is capable of reflecting said ultraviolet radiation; and a syringe comprising a syringe barrel and a plunger rod assembly, wherein said syringe barrel has a proximal end for receiving said plunger rod assembly; a hollow central body portion capable of holding fluids; and a distal end having a passage for receiving and dispensing the fluids from said hollow central body portion, wherein the hollow central body portion is of a rounded-rectangular or a racetrack-shaped cross-section and a chamber is disposed on said distal end of said syringe barrel in the vicinity of said passage and is in fluid communication with the hollow central body portion and the passage; and said plunger rod assembly comprises a plunger head portion and a plunger stem portion, wherein the plunger stem portion is removably attached to the plunger head portion.