Low dose syringe including an air venting system

A medical device comprising:

• a syringe barrel including a sidewall having an interior surface defining a chamber for retaining a liquid, an open proximal end and a distal end including a distal wall with a tip extending distally from the distal wall, the tip having an open passageway in fluid communication with said chamber, the sidewall having a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion;
• a plunger rod comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a body extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the plunger rod disposed within the chamber and moveable in a proximal direction and a distal direction within the chamber;
• a stopper disposed within the chamber and moveable in the proximal direction and the distal direction within the chamber, the stopper having a distal face and a proximal end;
• the distal end of the syringe barrel including the first sidewall portion to form a releasable fluid-tight seal between the stopper and the interior surface of the first sidewall portion of the syringe barrel, the open proximal end of the syringe barrel including the second sidewall portion including a plurality of air venting grooves embedded within the interior surface of the second sidewall portion of the syringe barrel to break the releasable fluid-tight seal between the stopper and the sidewall of the syringe barrel;
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• a porous membrane disposed over the plurality of air venting grooves to permit air to flow out of the chamber and to prevent the liquid from exiting the chamber.