Becton Dickinson and Company Limited

Thirumurugan Nagu

John Di Ubaldi

Gerald Leon Bonczynski

Lokesh Ramamurthy

Sambath Kumar Rajagopal

Erik Ferrier

Thomas Fraites

Milind Rao

A syringe having an enteral collar with a vent is disclosed. The syringe may also include a plug which reversibly covers the vent. Other embodiments relate to the use of the syringe. The vent allows fluid within the region between the enteral collar and the tip to be removed.

Enteral syringe with vented collar

Enteral syringe

Connectors for medical devices include visual and tactile features as an indicator of a connection-type of the connector. This allows for differentiation by type of connection under busy and/or low light conditions.

Medical devices with visual and tactile indicators

A syringe having barrel and a non-luer tip that is not connectable to an intravenous device is disclosed. The syringe as an enteral collar engagement feature adjacent the distal end of the syringe barrel. The syringe has an enteral collar having a distal end and proximal end, the proximal end having a syringe engagement feature complementary to and engagable with the enteral collar engagement feature. The enteral collar is sized to permit connection to an enteral device and prevent connection to a device having a luer connector

Syringe with enteral connection feature

Syringe tip with indicator

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Ramanathapuram, India

Thirumurugan Nagu