Patent 11969582 was granted and assigned to Bayer Healthcare on April, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A plunger, a syringe, system, and a method for increasing a seal between a sidewall of a plunger and a sidewall of a syringe are disclosed. The plunger includes a support ring and a cover disposed over and coupled to the support ring. A cavity defining a predetermined volume is defined between the support ring and the cover. The syringe includes a barrel defining an inner wall and the plunger inserted therein.