Syringe Having Needle Isolation Features

A syringe assembly comprising:

• a syringe comprising a barrel, a syringe tip, a luer connection, a needle and a plunger rod with a piston member on the distal end of said plunger rod;
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• a tip cap over said distal end of said syringe barrel comprising a cylindrical housing having a bottom portion comprising an inner end wall and an outer end wall, a top portion comprising a rim and an annular skirt extending from said top portion to said bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface and means for venting air from said syringe and for providing tactile means to the user that said syringe has been vented by said tip cap.

A tip cap for a syringe, comprising:

• a housing comprising a bottom portion having an annular skirt extending therefrom, a first annular ring located within the skirt, and a second annular ring located within the first annular ring, wherein an annular space exists between at least a portion of the first annular ring and the second annular ring, and wherein the second annular ring or both the first annular ring and the second annular ring are capable of engaging a threaded luer connection.

A tip cap for a syringe, comprising:

• a housing comprising a bottom portion having an annular skirt extending therefrom and an annular ring located within the skirt, the annular ring having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface comprises at least two vertical strips,
• wherein the at least two vertical strips comprises a first strip of a first length and a second strip of a second length.

A tip cap designed for a syringe having a barrel, a syringe tip, and a luer connection at a distal end of the barrel, the tip cap comprising:

• a housing comprising a bottom portion having an annular skirt extending therefrom and an annular ring located within the skirt, wherein the inner diameter of the skirt at the end of the skirt opposite the bottom portion is greater than the outer diameter of the syringe barrel.