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.
Claims19
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 cap assembly of the at least two cap assemblies comprising:
- a cap holder comprising a holder outer wall and a holder inner surface forming a chamber, the chamber having an open end and a closed end, and
- an antiseptic cap positioned within the chamber of the cap holder, the antiseptic cap comprising a sidewall forming a cap chamber and an antiseptic substance within the cap chamber;
- and
- a strip extending over the at least two cap assemblies, the strip forming:
- at least two holder seals, each holder seal of the at least two holder seals sealing against a respective cap holder of the at least two cap assemblies;
- and
- at least two cap seals, each cap seal of the at least two cap seals sealing against a respective antiseptic cap of the at least two cap assemblies.
A method of using a strip package for carrying at least two cap assemblies configured to disinfect one or more access sites, the method comprising:
- obtaining a strip package, the strip package comprising:
- at least two cap assemblies, each of the least at two cap assemblies comprising a cap holder and an antiseptic cap being positioned within a chamber of the cap holder, the antiseptic cap comprising an antiseptic substance within a cap chamber;
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- a strip extending over the at least two cap assemblies and forming at least two holder seals and at least two cap seals, each holder seal sealing against a respective cap holder of the at least two cap assemblies, each cap seal sealing against a respective antiseptic cap of the at least two cap assemblies;
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- removing a cap assembly of the at least two cap assemblies from the strip package, removing the cap assembly comprising:
- removing a respective holder seal between the strip and the cap holder of the cap assembly;
- and
- removing a respective cap seal between the strip and the antiseptic cap of the cap assembly.
A method of manufacturing a strip package for carrying at least two cap assemblies configured to disinfect one or more access sites, the method comprising:
- forming at least two cap assemblies, forming a cap assembly of the at least two cap assemblies comprising:
- inserting an antiseptic substance within a cap chamber of an antiseptic cap;
- and
- inserting the antiseptic cap into a chamber of a cap holder;
- positioning each cap assembly of the at least two cap assemblies along a strip;
- forming at least two holder seals, each holder seal of the at least two holder seals being formed between the strip and a respective cap holder of the at least two cap assemblies;
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- forming at least two cap seals, each cap seal of the at least two cap seals being formed between the strip and a respective antiseptic cap of the at least two cap assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.