Flat Syringe

A medical syringe, comprising:

• a substantially flat barrel comprising a main body portion that defines a fluid chamber, an annularly projecting finger flange disposed at a rear end of the main body portion, and a needle holder projecting forwardly from a nose end of the main body portion, wherein the substantially flat barrel comprises a width (WB) and a thickness (TB), and wherein the width is greater than the thickness;
• a needle disposed in a needle aperture of the needle holder and projecting forwardly from the needle holder, wherein the needle is connected in fluid communication with the fluid chamber;
• and
• a plunger assembly disposed within the substantially flat barrel and comprising a plunger surface for selectively actuating the plunger assembly, an elongated plunger body extending from the plunger surface, and a plunger seal disposed at a distal end of the elongated plunger body and configured to slidably engage the fluid chamber to form a fluid tight seal between the plunger assembly and the substantially flat barrel.