Syringe for Direct Use with Medical Ampoules and Vials

Abstract

A syringe for use with a medical ampoule and/or a medical vial, the syringe haying: (a) a syringe body; (b) a syringe plunger having a hollow interior volume which is open at one end; and (c) an ampoule interface element configured for deployment between an outer surface of the ampoule and the surface of the hollow interior volume so as to hold the medical ampoule in the hollow interior volume. A method for the use of the syringe is also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A syringe for use with a medical ampoule, the syringe comprising:
 (a) a syringe body:   (b) a syringe plunger having a hollow interior volume which is open at one end; and   (c) an ampoule interface element configured for deployment between n outer surface of the ampoule and the surface of said hollow interior volume so as to hold the medical ampoule in said hollow interior volume.   
     
     
         2 . The syringe of  claim 1 , wherein said ampoule interface is configured as an ampoule sheath for deployment on the ampoule and said hollow interior volume is configured to accept insertion of the ampoule with said ampoule sheath deployed thereon. 
     
     
         3 . The syringe of  claim 1 , wherein said ampoule interface has an inside diameter equal to an outside diameter of the ampoule and said ampoule interface has an outside diameter equal to an inside diameter of said hollow interior volume of said syringe plunger. 
     
     
         4 . The syringe of  claim 1 , wherein said inside diameter of said hollow interior volume of said syringe plunger varies along a length so as to increase friction between said outside diameter of said ampoule interface and said inside diameter of said hollow interior volume. 
     
     
         5 . The syringe of claim wherein said ampoule interface is breakable and configured for use with a breaking ampoule such that said ampoule interface is deployed on the breaking ampoule prior to breaking wherein said ampoule interface aids in a breaking process of the ampoule thereby providing added protection to a user during said breaking process. 
     
     
         6 . An ampoule interface element for use holding a medical ampoule in a hollow interior volume of a syringe plunger, the ampoule interface comprising an inside surface configured to interact with an outside surface of the ampoule and an outside surface configured to interact with an inside surface of the hollow interior volume of the syringe plunger so as to hold the ampoule inside the hollow interior volume. 
     
     
         7 . The ampoule interface element of  claim 6 , wherein said ampoule interface is configured for deployment on the medical ampoule prior to insertion of the ampoule, with said ampoule interface deployed thereon, into the hollow interior volume. 
     
     
         8 . The ampoule interface of  claim 6 , wherein said ampoule interface is configure with an inside diameter equal to an outside diameter of the medical ampoule and the ampoule interface has an outside diameter equal to an inside diameter of the hollow interior volume. 
     
     
         9 . The ampoule interlace of  claim 8 , wherein the ampoule interface is breakable and configured for use with breaking ampoules such that the ampoule interface is deployed on the breaking ampoule prior at breaking, wherein said ampoule interface aids in a breaking process of the ampoule thereby providing added protection to a user during said breaking process. 
     
     
         10 . A method of deploying a medical ampoule in a syringe, the method comprising:
 (a) providing a syringe body;   (b) providing a syringe plunger having, a hollow interior volume which is open at one end; and   (c) providing an ampoule interface element configured for deployment between an outer surface of the medical ampoule and a surface of said hollow interior volume so as to hold the medical ampoule in said hollow interior volume;   (d) deployment of said ampoule interface element; and   (e) insertion of the medical ampoule into said hollow interior volume such that said ampoule interface element holds the medical ampoule therein.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further including providing said ampoule interface having an inside diameter equal to an outside diameter of the ampoule and said ampoule interface having an outside diameter equal to an inside diameter of said hollow interior volume of said syringe plunger. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further including providing said ampoule interface as breakable and configured for use with breaking ampoules and further including the steps of:
 (f) deploying said ampoule interface on the breaking ampoule prior at breaking;   (g) breaking the ampoule wherein said ampoule interface aids in a breaking process of the ampoule thereby providing added protection to a user during said breaking process; and   (h) inserting a medicine containing portion of the now broken ampoule into said hollow interior volume with a portion of said ampoule interface still deployed thereon.   
     
     
         13 . A syringe for use with a medical vial, the syringe comprising:
 (a) a syringe body:   (b) a syringe plunger having a hollow interior volume which is open at one end; and   (c) a vial interface element configured for deployment between an outer surface of the medical vial and a surface of said hollow interior volume so as to hold the medical vial in said hollow interior volume the vial.   
     
     
         14 . The syringe of  claim 11 , wherein said vial interface is configured for deployment on the medical vial and said hollow interior volume is configured to accept insertion of the medical vial with said vial interface element deployed thereon. 
     
     
         15 . The syringe of  claim 11 , wherein said vial interface element has an inside diameter equal to an outside diameter of the medical vial and said vial interface element has an outside diameter equal to an inside diameter of said hollow interior volume as to hold the medical vial, upon which said vial interface element is deployed, in said hollow interior volume.