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US 10,328,207 B2Granted
Antiseptic cap
AssigneeExcelsior Medical Corporation
InventorsWilliam Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag Sanjay Walawalkar
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Abstract
A syringe assembly including: (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 holder assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material removably attached to the syringe.
Claims16
An antiseptic cap assembly for use with an access site comprising:
- a cap comprising:
- a generally cylindrical cap side wall comprising a cap inner surface and a cap external surface, the generally cylindrical cap side wall defining a cap chamber having a cap open end and a cap closed end,
- a cap flange extending radially outwardly from the generally cylindrical cap side wall, and
- an absorbent material within the cap having an antiseptic substance prior to contacting a distal surface of the access site;
- and
- a housing comprising:
- a housing outer wall and a first housing inner surface defining a first housing chamber having a first housing opening and a first housing chamber closed end, the first housing chamber being configured to receive the cap,
- a housing end wall and a second housing inner surface defining a second housing chamber having a second housing opening and a second housing chamber closed end, the second housing chamber being configured to receive at least a portion of a medical article, and
- a foil seal removably attached to the housing outer wall to maintain the cap in an antiseptic state prior to use.
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