Syringe assembly having a flexible or slidable flange
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1. A syringe assembly comprising:
- a syringe barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end including an outlet portion; and
a slidable flange positioned about the syringe barrel, said slidable flange comprising;
a slidable flange member having a first end and a second end; and
an aperture extending through said slidable flange member,wherein the slidable flange is transitionable from a first pre-use position to a second use position and in the pre-use position, the entirety of the flange member is angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the syringe barrel such that the first end of the flange member is farther from the distal end of the syringe barrel than the second end of the flange member and, in the second use position, the first end of the flange member and the second end of the flange member are equidistant from the distal end of the syringe barrel and the flange member creates the flange extending in a perpendicular direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the syringe barrel, andwherein the aperture allows the second end of said slidable flange member to slide along a length of the syringe barrel toward the proximal end thereof upon an application of a force thereto.
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Abstract
A syringe assembly having a flexible and/or slidable flange is provided, wherein in a pre-use or packaged state, the flange is positioned substantially parallel to a barrel of the syringe assembly resulting in the syringe assembly having a smaller packaging footprint. The smaller packaging footprint allows for a reduced storage space of the syringe assembly. Upon removal from a packaging and/or the storage space, the flange can be slid and locked into place such that the flange extends in a perpendicular direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the barrel of the syringe assembly to allow for a traditional operation of the syringe assembly.
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1. A syringe assembly comprising:
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a syringe barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end including an outlet portion; and a slidable flange positioned about the syringe barrel, said slidable flange comprising; a slidable flange member having a first end and a second end; and an aperture extending through said slidable flange member, wherein the slidable flange is transitionable from a first pre-use position to a second use position and in the pre-use position, the entirety of the flange member is angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the syringe barrel such that the first end of the flange member is farther from the distal end of the syringe barrel than the second end of the flange member and, in the second use position, the first end of the flange member and the second end of the flange member are equidistant from the distal end of the syringe barrel and the flange member creates the flange extending in a perpendicular direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the syringe barrel, and wherein the aperture allows the second end of said slidable flange member to slide along a length of the syringe barrel toward the proximal end thereof upon an application of a force thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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