Aspiration syringe holder

Claim 1

An aspiration device comprising: a syringe of the disposable type having an open rear end, flanges extending transversely therefrom, a piston extending rearwardly from the open rear end of said syringe, said piston having a rear flange, and a needle removably attached to the front end of said syringe; and an aspiration syringe holder for facilitating the use of said syringe in fine needle aspiration of tissue for cytological examination, said aspiration syringe holder comprising: a syringe holder body having means for receiving and holding said disposable type syringe: a handle affixed to said syringe holder body and extending outwardly therefrom proximate the rear end of said syringe, said handle having a rear surface configured for engagement with the palm of a human operator and arranged for applying to said syringe holder body forwardly directed force applied by said human operator to the rear surface of said handle, the rear surface of said handle being located forwardly of the rearwardmost excursion of the piston of said syringe; a trigger extending outwardly from said syringe holder body forward of said handle; means for maintaining said trigger in sliding engagement with said holder body such that said trigger is manually movable from a position proximate the front end of said syringe rearwardly toward the rear end of said syringe in sliding engagement with said syringe holder body; and a linkage attached to said trigger and adapted and configured to engage the piston of said syringe for transmitting the rearward motion of said trigger to the piston, thereby moving the piston rearwardly with respect to said syringe.