# US 11,998,715 B2 · Strip package for antiseptic cap > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,998,715 B2 - Document ID: US11998715B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/085,197 - Filed: 2020-10-30 - Published: 2021-10-07 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2014-05-02 - Assignees: Excelsior Medical Corporation - Applicants: Excelsior Medical Corporation - Inventors: Christopher E. Gardner - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998715B2 ## CPC - A61M 39/16: having provision for disinfection or sterilisation {(A61M39/143 takes precedence)} - A61B 50/00: Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers (drapes specially adapted for instruments A61B46/10) - A61B 50/30: Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40) - A61M 5/007: {for contrast media} - A61M 5/315: Pistons; Piston-rods; Guiding, blocking or restricting the movement of the rod {or piston}; Appliances on the rod for facilitating dosing {; Dosing mechanisms} - A61M 5/31511: {Piston or piston-rod constructions, e.g. connection of piston with piston-rod (A61M5/5066 takes precedence)} - A61M 39/20: Closure caps or plugs for connectors or open ends of tubes - A61B 2050/0054: {about the central longitudinal axis perpendicular to the lid plane} - A61B 2050/0065: {Peelable cover} - A61B 2050/0067: {Types of closures or fasteners} - A61B 2050/0068: {Cooperating dimples} - A61B 2050/3005: {containing a preservative liquid, e.g. an antiseptic liquid} - A61M 2209/06: Packaging for specific medical equipment - A61M 2209/10: Equipment for cleaning - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein each cap assembly of the at least two cap assemblies is individually removable from the strip such that a respective holder seal and a respective cap seal sealing against each cap assembly is maintained upon removal of a cap assembly. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two cap seals is arranged substantially concentric with respect to a respective holder seal of the at least two holder seals. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein the strip comprises at least two unsealed portions, and wherein each unsealed portion of the at least two unsealed portions is located between a respective antiseptic cap of the at least two cap assemblies and a respective cap holder of the at least two cap assemblies. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein the at least two cap assemblies are arranged in a single row. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two holder seals comprises a thermal bond, and wherein each of the at least two cap seals comprises a thermal bond. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two holder seals comprises an adhesive bond, and wherein each of the at least two cap seals comprises an adhesive bond. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein a peel force capable of removing each of the at least two cap assemblies from the strip is less than two pounds of force. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein each antiseptic cap of the at least two cap assemblies further comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced cap ribs on a cap external surface, and wherein the plurality of circumferentially spaced cap ribs extend radially outwardly from and axially along the sidewall. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The strip package of claim 9, wherein each cap holder of the at least two cap assemblies further comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced holder ribs on the holder inner surface, and wherein the plurality of circumferentially spaced holder ribs are configured to engage the plurality of circumferentially spaced cap ribs. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein the antiseptic substance comprises a liquid, and wherein the liquid is releasably retained within an absorbent material positioned within the cap chamber of each antiseptic cap of the at least two cap assemblies. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The strip package of claim 1, wherein the antiseptic cap of each of the at least two cap assemblies further comprises a set of threads on a cap inner surface of the antiseptic cap. ### Claim 13 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; and 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; and 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. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising removing a second cap assembly of the at least two cap assemblies from the strip package. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein a respective second holder seal between the strip and a second cap holder of a second cap assembly of the at least two cap assemblies is maintained upon removing the cap assembly from the strip package. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method strip package of claim 13, wherein the at least two cap assemblies are arranged in a single row. ### Claim 17 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; and 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. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The strip package of claim 17, wherein each cap assembly of the at least two cap assemblies is individually removable from the strip such that a respective holder seal and a respective cap seal sealing against each cap assembly is maintained upon removal of a cap assembly. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The strip package of claim 17, wherein the at least two cap assemblies are arranged in a single row.