Tamper evident cap for a drug delivery device
OwnerAbdul Wahid Khan, Edward J. Lefebreinventors
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Abstract
According to one exemplary embodiment, a tamper evident cap for placement on a syringe includes a first section for placement about a luer tip of the syringe and a second section for placement above the luer tip when the cap is placed on the syringe. The second section has a slot formed therein that is defined by a ceiling and an opposing floor. The cap also includes a slider received within the slot and being slideable in the slot from at least an open position where the luer tip is accessible through the second section for filling the syringe and a locked position where the luer tip is covered by the slider and access to the luer tip is prevented.
Claims20
A method of preparing a syringe, said method comprising:
- placing a cap on a tip of said syringe;
- opening, after said placing step, an opening though said cap while said cap is on said tip of said syringe, wherein said opening step renders said tip accessible;
- delivering fluid through said opening while said cap is on said tip of said syringe;
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- closing said opening through said cap while said cap is on said tip of said syringe, wherein after said closing step, a subsequent reopening of said opening causes said cap to provide an indication that said syringe has been tampered with.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.