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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Quest Medical, Inc., Allen, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Albertsen, McKinney, TX (US);
Robert Mart, Colleyville, TX (US);
Andrew Nelson, Dallas, TX (US);
James Bernal, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
Quest Medical, Inc., Allen, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/30 (2006.01); A61M 39/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61M 5/30 (2013.01); A61M 39/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single use cap for connectors and corresponding method of use. The single use cap has a carrier with a body including a base that defines an opening separated from an end wall by a side wall. The opening leads into a cavity sized to receive a connector head. The single use cap also has an elastomeric sleeve releasably coupled to the carrier to span the opening. The elastomeric sleeve is configured to be transferred to the connector upon insertion of the head through the opening and at least partially into the cavity.