General characteristics

Sterile
Nozzle with a Luer fitting
Single-use
Polypropylene (material)

Use

• Injection for general purpose and other uses including, reconstitution and feeding (e.g., into a naso-gastric tube)
• For intradermal injection (tuberculin testing)

Type

• 2 pieces: one barrel and one plunger
• 3 pieces: one barrel, one plunger and one elastomeric piston seal

• Luer fitting
• Luer Lock fitting

Need for a fixed needle

• Yes: with by-packed needle (see needle nomenclature)
• No: without a needle

Volume

• 0.3, 0.5, 1, 2 ml for insulin
• 0.5 ml or 1ml for tuberculin
• 1, 2, 3 ml for general purpose
• 5, 10, 20 ml for general purpose

- nozzle located centrally
- nozzle located eccentrically

• 50 ml with Luer nozzle for mixing,
• 50 ml for feeding and other uses

Specific packaging

• Individual sterilized blister or ribbon packs made of paper and plastic
• Protective end capped syringes

Sterilization

• Ethylene oxide (EO)
• Irradiation (R)

Shelf life remaining

Minimum of 2/3 of the life time when leaving the supplier warehouse

Requirements

Conform to ISO standards:
• ISO 7886 -1: Sterile hypodermic syringes for single use - Part 1: Syringes for manual use¹⁹
• ISO 8537: Sterile single-use syringes, with or without needle, for insulin

General characteristics

Single-use
Sterile
Including a mechanism to prevent reuse

Material

• Polypropylene
• Stainless steel for some mechanisms preventing reuse

Use

• For immunization
• For curative and preventive care

Syringe size with pre-set volume and single marking

• 0.05 ml for BCG vaccine
• 0.1 ml for BCG vaccine
• 0.5, 1 ml for immunization

Syringe size with graduated scale

• 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 ml for preventive or curative care

Needle for immunization

• Diameter: e.g.: 23G , 24G, 25G for 0.5 ml and 1ml syringes e.g.: 27 G for 0.05 ml syringe
• Length: e.g.: 30mm (11/4"), 25mm (1"), 16mm (5/8") for 0.5 ml and 1 ml syringes e.g.: 10mm (3/8"), 12mm (½") for 0.05 ml syringe

Needle for general purpose

• Diameter: for IM, IV and subcutaneous injection
• Length: for IM, IV and subcutaneous injection

Types

• Syringes with permanently attached needle
• Syringes packed with non standard Luer needle in the blister or ribbon pack
• Syringes packed with a Luer needle in the blister or ribbon pack.(once the needle is fixed, the needle becomes permanently attached)

Packaging

• Individual sterilized blister or ribbon pack made of paper and plastic
• Needle cap and cap over thumb plate (if applicable) make syringe into a sterile unit

Shelf life remaining

• Minimum of 2/3 of the life time when leaving the supplier warehouse

Requirements

Conform to:
• WHO performance specification E8/DS.1²⁰ if AD syringes for immunization purpose
• WHO specifications WHO/BCT/02.12²¹ if AD syringes for general purpose

In progress: ISO standard ISO 7886-3: Sterile hypodermic syringes for single use - Part 3: Auto-Disable syringes for fixed doses immunization ²²

General characteristics

Single-use
Sterile
Luer conical fitting
Stainless steel (material)

Purpose

• intramuscular
• intravenous
• subcutaneous
• intradermal

Length

• 10 mm (3/8")
• 12 mm (1/2")
• 16 mm (5/8")
• 25 mm (1")
• 30 mm (1 ^1/4")
• 40 mm (1 ½")
• 50 mm (2")

Diameter of the needle tube and Luer colour code of the needle hub

External Diameter
(Gauge and mm)

Colour code of the hub
(in accordance with ISO 6009²³)

27G: 0.4 mm

Grey

26G: 0.45 mm

Brown

25G: 0.5 mm

Orange

24G: 0.55 mm

Purple

23G: 0.6 mm

Blue

22G: 0.7 mm

Black

21G: 0.8mm

Deep green

20G: 0.9 mm

Yellow

19G: 1.1mm

Cream

18G: 1.2 mm

Pink

17G: 1.5 mm

Deep red

16G: 1.6 mm

White

15G: 1.8 mm

Blue Grey

14G: 2.0mm

Pale green

Packaging

Individually sterilized blister or ribbon packs made of paper and plastic

Shelf life remaining

Minimum of 2/3 of the life time when leaving the supplier warehouse

Requirements

Conform to ISO standards:
• ISO 7864: Sterile hypodermic needles for single use ²⁴

Lengh in mm

30 mm

16 mm

16 mm

25 mm

30 mm

40 mm

50 mm

40 mm

25 mm

40 mm

30 mm

30 mm

Outside diameter in mm

0.45 mm

0.5 mm

0.55 mm

0.6 mm

0.7 mm

0.8 mm

0.8 mm

0.9 mm

0.9 mm

1.1mm

1.1mm

1.2 mm

Outside diameter in Gauge

26G

25G

24G

23G

22G

21G

21G

20G

20G

19G

19G

18G

Length in inch

1 ¼"

5/8"

5/8"

1"

1 ¼"

1 ½"

2"

1 ½"

1"

1 ½"

1 ¼"

1 ¼"

Colour code of Luer needle hub

brown

orange

purple

blue

black

deep green

deep green

yellow

yellow

cream

cream

pink

Intradermal

Adults
Children

Adults
Children

Subcutaneous

Children

Children

Adults
Children

Adults

Intravenous

Injection

Children

Adults
Children

Tap

Adults
Children

Adults
Children

Adults

Intramuscular

Children

Adults
Children

Adults

Adults

Adults

Adults

Intra-arterial

Surface

Adults
Children

Adults
Children

Adults
Children

Adults
Children

Injection

Middle

Adults
Children

Deep

Adults
Children

Adults
Children

Tap

Adults
Children

Adults
Children

Adults
Children

Intra-articular

Adults
Children

Adults
Children

Adults
Children