Strip package for antiseptic cap
AssigneeExcelsior Medical Corporation
InventorChristopher E. Gardner
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Abstract
A syringe assembly includes (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger. A strip package includes at least two cap assemblies. Each of the cap assemblies includes a cap holder and an antiseptic cap positioned in the cap holder. The antiseptic cap includes a sidewall defining a chamber and an antiseptic substance within the chamber. A strip extends over at least two cap assemblies. The strip includes a first seal engaged to the cap holder and a second seal engaged to the antiseptic cap.
Claims15
A strip package for carrying at least two cap assemblies configured to disinfect one or more access sites, the strip package comprising:
- at least two cap assemblies, each of the at least two cap assemblies comprising:
- a cap holder comprising a holder outer wall and a holder inner surface defining a chamber, the chamber having an opening and a closed end, and
- an antiseptic cap within the chamber of the cap holder, the antiseptic cap including a sidewall defining a cap chamber and an antiseptic substance within the cap chamber;
- and
- a strip extending over and forming a first seal and a second seal with each of the at least two cap assemblies, the strip forming the first seal between the strip and the cap holder and forming the second seal between the strip and the antiseptic cap, the strip comprising one or more perforations configured to allow a user to separate one or more of the at least two cap assemblies from the strip package,
- wherein the at least two cap assemblies are arranged in a single row.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.