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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Smiths Medical Asd, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
James Edward Abitabilo, Bristol, CT (US);
Michael Blackwell, Winstead, CT (US);
Jay T. Breindel, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Harsh D. Chheda, Cheshire, CT (US);
Kathryn Felicito, Cheshire, CT (US);
David J. Goral, Brookfield, CT (US);
Christopher Roehl, New Hartford, CT (US);
Smiths Medical ADS, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
A self activating vent cap configured to be operably coupled to a needleless connector and automatically shifted relative to the needleless connector from the first, storage position to a second, activated position upon rotation of the vent cap relative to the needleless connector. The self activating vent cap including a threaded portion, an activation portion and a biasing mechanism, wherein shifting of the activation portion to the second, activated position is selectively precluded by the interference of at least one ridge of the threaded portion with a ledge of the activation portion.