Patent ID: 7972312

Claim:
A syringe, comprising: a cylindrical barrel having an unflared portion with interior and exterior diameters, a forward end and a rear end, the cylindrical barrel also including a flared portion having a first end with the interior diameter, the first end located forward of the rear end of the barrel, and a second end opening at the rear end of the barrel with an interior diameter greater than the exterior diameter of the unflared portion of barrel; a tip extending from the forward end of the cylindrical barrel and having an opening smaller than the diameter of the barrel; a stopper movable within the barrel; a plunger having a resilient cylindrically-shaped shaft with a c-shaped cross- section for allowing the plunger to be clipped onto the barrel by aligning the barrel and plunger side-by-side and then pushing the plunger from the side over the exterior of the barrel, the cylindrically-shaped shaft having an interior surface sized and shaped to securely engage at least a portion of the exterior surface of the cylindrical barrel so that the plunger securely attaches to the barrel when the syringe is not in use, and the cylindrically-shaped shaft also being adapted to insert into the rear end of the barrel for applying pressure to the stopper to move the stopper toward the forward end of the barrel; and a flange extending radially from one end of the cylindrically-shaped shaft of the plunger, the flange extending beyond the circumference of the barrel and in substantial concentric alignment with the barrel when the plunger is attached to the exterior of the barrel, wherein the flange is configured to be located at the forward end of the cylindrical barrel and is configured to support the syringe in a stable, upright vertical position when the plunger is attached to the exterior of the cylindrical barrel.