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A stand for use with a syringe is structured to engage a portion of the syringe in order to maintain the syringe in an upright position. The stand may include an aperture structured to engage the nozzle or the plunger of the syringe. Another embodiment of the stand may include a protrusion structure

A stand for use with a syringe is structured to engage a portion of the syringe in order to maintain the syringe in an upright position. The stand may include an aperture structured to engage the nozzle or the plunger of the syringe. Another embodiment of the stand may include a protrusion structured to engage the proximal end of the syringe, or a clip structured to engage a handle of the syringe. The stand may include a package portion having compartments for holding various components, such as components of a bone cement preparation kit. The proximal and distal portions of the barrel of the syringe may be separable to provide an opening into the barrel through which an injectable material may be inserted. The plunger of the syringe may also include a plunger rod removably affixed to the plunger tip.

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1. A kit, comprising: a syringe, including: a barrel having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion and the distal portion of the barrel being separable to provide an opening into the barrel of the syringe, the opening having a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the

1. A kit, comprising: a syringe, including: a barrel having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion and the distal portion of the barrel being separable to provide an opening into the barrel of the syringe, the opening having a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the barrel, wherein the proximal portion of the barrel has a proximal end and a distal end, the opening being located at the distal end;a nozzle disposed on the distal portion of the barrel; anda plunger slidably received within the proximal portion of the barrel;a funnel adapted to be removably affixed to the proximal portion of the barrel at the opening, the funnel including a second opening larger than the opening in the barrel, and the funnel including an edge surrounding the second opening, the edge being generally aligned with a plane forming an oblique angle to a longitudinal axis of the syringe when the funnel is affixed to the proximal portion of the barrel; anda stand adapted to support the proximal portion of the barrel in an orientation such that a vertical position of the distal end is maintained above a vertical position of the proximal end, wherein the orientation is an inclined orientation in which the longitudinal axis of the syringe is maintained at an inclined angle relative to a surface on which the stand is positioned. 2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the barrel includes a means for securing the proximal portion to the distal portion. 3. The kit of claim 2, wherein the means for securing the proximal portion to the distal portion includes a threaded connection. 4. The kit of claim 1, wherein the nozzle has an opening with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the barrel. 5. The kit of claim 1, wherein the proximal portion comprises a greater portion of the barrel than the distal portion. 6. The kit of claim 1, wherein the proximal portion of the barrel includes a handle. 7. The kit of claim 1, wherein the plunger includes: a plunger tip slideably engaged within the barrel so as to form a seal between an interior wall of the barrel and an outer periphery of the plunger tip; anda plunger rod removably affixed to the plunger tip. 8. The kit of claim 7, wherein the plunger rod is removably affixed to the plunger tip by a threaded connection. 9. The kit of claim 1, wherein the funnel includes a first threaded portion adapted to engage a second threaded portion on the proximal portion of barrel. 10. The kit of claim 9, wherein the distal portion of the barrel is securable to the proximal portion of the barrel by the second threaded portion on the proximal portion of the barrel. 11. The kit of claim 1, wherein the barrel of the syringe has an outer surface including a plurality of ribs extending outwardly therefrom. 12. The kit of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of ribs are oriented along the longitudinal axis of the syringe. 13. The kit of claim 1, wherein the inclined angle is between 40 and 70 degrees. 14. The kit of claim 1, wherein the stand includes a base and a protrusion extending from the base, and wherein the protrusion is adapted to engage the proximal end of the proximal portion of the barrel, such that the engagement between the protrusion and the proximal end is sufficient to maintain the proximal portion in the inclined orientation. 15. The kit of claim 1, wherein the stand includes: a base;a protrusion extending from the base, the protrusion being adapted to engage the proximal end of the proximal portion of the barrel; anda support on the base, the support being adapted to engage a location on the proximal portion barrel between the proximal and distal ends thereof;wherein the engagement of the protrusion and the support with the proximal portion of the syringe barrel is adapted to maintain the proximal portion in the inclined orientation. 16. The kit of claim 1, wherein, when the funnel is affixed to the proximal portion of the barrel, the funnel and the barrel have substantially the same profile viewed along the longitudinal axis. 17. The kit of claim 1, wherein the barrel defines a substantially cylindrical shape along the longitudinal axis. 18. The kit of claim 17, wherein, when the funnel is affixed to the proximal portion of the barrel, the funnel continues the substantially cylindrical shape of the barrel along the longitudinal axis.