Insulin syringe

**jamotech** · 10-19-2011, 04:11 PM

I just used one for hcg , I pushed the plunger up then back down for the amount of air i am putting back in. I noticed when I pulled it down from the top, there seemed to be a minute amount of a liquid in there, visible when the black stopper pulls away from the plastic top of the syringe. Is this normal, is it a lubricant? I grabbed another one, same thing.

**bass** · 10-19-2011, 04:48 PM

injection syringes not supposed to have lubricant!

**jamotech** · 10-19-2011, 06:09 PM

I checked the 3ml also, same. If I look real close, when the black rubber pulls away from the plastic, theres a tacky film that pulls away between the two, and it appears a residue is left over at the top where the rubber and plastic met. I checked an old one from about 8 yrs ago and it does not do the same. Could heat exposure damage the rubber causing this?

**GotNoBlueMilk** · 10-20-2011, 05:30 AM

If there truly is something in there, toss them. It's just not worth the money you lose to risk it.

Normal heat -- Summer weather in the saharah and you live in a tent w/o air conditioning -- should not impact a syrnge.

Rip one open and see if it's oily or is condensation. If they were packaged in a high humidity and hot area, then you bring them into a cooler environment the moisture could condense; however, this is poor quality control. Regardless, use another vendor/source.

**gixxerboy1** · 10-20-2011, 08:16 AM

never noticed. but i never examined them that closely. I grab a needle fill it and inject

**Times Roman** · 10-20-2011, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by GotNoBlueMilk

If there truly is something in there, toss them. It's just not worth the money you lose to risk it.

Normal heat -- Summer weather in the saharah and you live in a tent w/o air conditioning -- should not impact a syrnge.

Rip one open and see if it's oily or is condensation. If they were packaged in a high humidity and hot area, then you bring them into a cooler environment the moisture could condense; however, this is poor quality control. Regardless, use another vendor/source.

agree. seems highly unlikely it would be anything other than condensation. Imagine the product liability if there were contamination!

**jamotech** · 10-20-2011, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by gixxerboy1

never noticed. but i never examined them that closely. I grab a needle fill it and inject

I would never have noticed either, but we were talking about how its hard to dose small amounts in a 3ml syringe in another thread. So when I injected my HCG I was really looking at the lines, seeing how easy it could be to be off half a line(I have trouble focusing on the black lines with the black stopper) and I noticed it. I would have never noticed it either.

I just pulled one of the plungers out of the insulin syringe, wiped the black stopper on my palm and held it to the light, yes there's something in there. It left a clear residue on my hand, so little you can only see it a at the right angle, but theres no doubt a liquid is wiping off on my hand.
Took a 3ml syringe, same think just a little more because of the bigger stopper. They are different manufactures, different countries. Im more likely to think it something normal, but I didnt find anything searching. Only thing that I can think of is oils in the rubber, I almost deleted this thread last night because it could be almost stupid... I think ill just bring one down to the pharmacy and anticipate they will tell me its normal, or they'll tell me its a governmet conspiracy.

**jamotech** · 10-20-2011, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Times Roman

Quote Originally Posted by GotNoBlueMilk View Post
If there truly is something in there, toss them. It's just not worth the money you lose to risk it.

Normal heat -- Summer weather in the saharah and you live in a tent w/o air conditioning -- should not impact a syrnge.

Rip one open and see if it's oily or is condensation. If they were packaged in a high humidity and hot area, then you bring them into a cooler environment the moisture could condense; however, this is poor quality control. Regardless, use another vendor/source.
agree. seems highly unlikely it would be anything other than condensation. Imagine the product liability if there were contamination!

oily, didnt evaporate, stayed there till I wiped it off. I was thinking that packing process you described caused oils in the rubber to expel. If there wasn't some kind of oil in rubber or latex... it would be plastic... I think. They are fairly new according to the exp. date.
the stopper is made of silicon rubber, and it seems to common for needles to have a silicon coating, id have to say its silicon in there. Yeah, free Synthol

**bass** · 10-20-2011, 06:16 PM

i am very familiar with manufacturers of syringes. the rubber plunger is very hard to handle so some manufacturers cheat by using silicone oils and such. they are NOT supposed to contaminate the syringes with anything at all! i wonder if these syringes are imported from China where they have no regulations and therefore they can do whatever they want! i am glad you brought this up, I'll be checking my syringes from now on.