Cap for male and female threaded fittings
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsAmir Harandi, Chang Jiang, Paul P. Marici
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Abstract
A cap for disinfecting a needleless connector is described herein. The cap includes a housing having a cavity and an insert disposed within. The insert includes one or more cantilevered prongs disposed on a distal wall of the insert. The one or more cantilevered prongs are configured to bend upon insertion of the needleless connector. On an outer sidewall of the one or more cantilevered prongs are one or more ledges extending at essentially a right angle to the one or more cantilevered prongs, the one or more ledges being configured to push against the sidewall of the housing to resist further bending of the one or more cantilevered prongs upon advancement of the needleless connector.
Claims18
A cap comprising:
- a substantially cylindrically shaped housing having a distal wall, an open proximal end and a sidewall, the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface, the distal wall and the open proximal end defining a cavity of the housing;
- a substantially cylindrically shaped insert having a distal wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the insert being removably disposed within the cavity of the housing, the outer surface of the distal wall of the insert abutting the distal wall of the housing;
- one or more cantilevered prongs protruding from the inner surface of the insert, the one or more cantilevered prongs having a sidewall defining a length, the one or more cantilevered prongs being configured to bend to facilitate interference fit between the insert and a mating feature of a needleless connector;
- a cavity of the insert defined by the inner surface of the insert, the sidewall of the one or more cantilevered prongs and the open proximal end of the insert
- a centering feature of the housing disposed within the cavity of the housing, the centering feature of the housing extends the outer surface of the housing partially into the distal wall of the insert, the centering feature being a ring-shaped channel, and
- an absorbent material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.