My Admiration For The Silicone O-ring Syringe

Are you familiar with silicone o-ring syringes? They are the coolest thing. Traditional syringes use a big black rubber gasket at the end of the plunger. That's ok if you want to use the syringe once. Or if you're not concerned about the rubber mixing / tainting the contents - but if you want to reuse the syringe, or if you use it for something like artificial insemination - in which case rubber will kill off some of the sperm and lower your chances of a successful fertilization - then silicone - which is inert and doesn't lose it's natural lubrication after being washed is the way to go.

There are endless uses for a silicone o-ring syringe. Here are just a few;

• Hand feeding animals
• Pushing formula or blended food through a feeding tube
• Manufacturing aquariums - for the  acrylic resin
• Reclaiming old paint. Yes, there is a company that recycles old paint
• Sucking the contents from a sterile ostrich egg in order to keep the shell intact
• Measuring and filling containers for air travel
• Artificial insemination
• Goat milking
• Part of a machine that applies food glaze
• Refilling vaping thing-a-magigs       

You are welcome to add your unlisted use!

Ecologically and environmentally, the silicone o-ring syringe makes sense, because it can be reused. I've some customers report getting months and even years out of a syringe.
Especially for those on tube feeding - it just seems so wasteful to throw away 4+ syringes a day when one 60cc o-ring syringe will last so much longer. 

So, now you've got some of my thoughts about silicone o-ring syringes, and why I like them so much.

All the Best,
Simon and The Gang