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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Alan R. Dombrowski, Woodbury, MN (US);
Adam S. Troness, Dellwood, MN (US);
Jack E. Kochevar, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dennard J. Powell, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Michael J. Vostal, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew T. Zabel, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Jacqueline M. Ganser, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Abstract
A tamper-evident closure is disclosed that encloses a medical access device, such as a vascular access device, such that it will be visibly apparent if the medical access device contained in the tamper-evident closure becomes exposed. The tamper-evident closure cannot be reapplied over the medical access device in a way to look the same as it did prior to exposing the medical access device. The tamper-evident closure comprises a holding cavity, a securing mechanism, and an apparent release. The disclosed tamper-evident closure is well suited for securing the medical access device that has an access point for delivering fluid to a patient or removing fluid from the patient.