Syringe with antimicrobial properties

A syringe comprising:

• a male connector having a male tapered surface configured to engage a female tapered surface of a female connector to form a fluid-tight seal, the male connector having:
• i) a conical taper defined by the male tapered surface;
• ii) a distal tip having a distal end face and a recess surface proximal to the distal end face, the recess surface being inside the conical taper;
• iii) the male tapered surface having a tapered surface distal edge proximal to the distal tip;
• iv) a fluid flow channel through the male connector;
• and
• v) a water-soluble antimicrobial composition positioned on the recess surface;
• wherein, upon insertion of the male connector into the female connector, an annular cavity is formed between, and at least partly defined by, the recess surface and the female tapered surface of the female connector.

A syringe comprising:

• a barrel enclosing a fluid reservoir;
• a male connector secured to the barrel, the male connector having a male tapered surface, the male connector further including:
• i) a distal tip having a distal end face;
• ii) a radially-outward-facing recess surface proximal to the distal end face, wherein the recess surface is radially inward of a line of taper extending along, and distal of, the male tapered surface at a first taper angle relative to a central longitudinal axis of the male connector;
• and
• iii) a water-soluble antimicrobial composition positioned on the recess surface;
• and
• iv) a fluid flow channel in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir.