Abstract: A conventional hypodermic syringe comprises a cylindrical body with an axial funnel section at one end and an open mouth with lateral fixed wings at its other end, a piston slidably engaged through its mouth and into the main body, and a needle frictionally secured to the funnel section via a socket connector. The needle defines a bevelled free end. For proper handling of the syringe when piercing the patient's skin the bevel plane of the needle must be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the wings with the needle bevel facing away from the skin. In the present invention, the wings are not fixed to the body but an adjustable winged collar is rotatably mounted by friction fit about the mouth through an inner face thicknesswise groove engaged by an outturned flange from the mouth, wherein the collar may rotate 360.degree. but with some level of frictional resistance.

Abstract: The syringe is of the aspirating type and comprises a transparent barrel, having an outlet spout for mounting a hypodermic needle at one end and fully open at its opposite end. A partition separates the barrel into a shorter and a longer chamber, the latter for containing the liquid to be injected. A plunger assembly has a piston rod slidable through the partition. A rubber sleeve, surrounded by a casing, is frictionally, slidably mounted on the piston rod in the shorter chamber, and a compression coil spring freely surrounds the piston rod between the casing and the partition. A lever plate is pivotable on one of the fingergrips of the barrel between an open position and a closed position, trapping the sleeve, the casing and the spring into the shorter chamber with the spring in compressed condition. Opening of the lever plate immediately before injection automatically induces partial retraction of the plunger assembly.