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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Quest Medical, Inc., Allen, TX (US);
Andrew Nelson, Dallas, TX (US);
James Bernal, Frisco, TX (US);
Jeffrey Albertsen, McKinney, TX (US);
Robert Mart, Colleyville, TX (US);
Quest Medical, Inc., Allen, TX (US);
Abstract
The disclosed principles provide for single use caps that may be applied to any of a number of receptacles, containers, vessels, needless connectors, or other device. A single use cap as disclosed herein includes a component that, when the cap is threaded onto a receptacle or device, is moved from an 'unused' to a “used” position by the twisting force applied to the cap when secured onto the receptacle or device. Specifically, once the threads of the receptacle or device are received into the cap and a twisting or tightening force is continued to be applied to the cap, the continued twisting force causes this component to rotate laterally so that once the cap is removed from the receptacle or device, the threads of the cap are no longer reachable by the threads on the receptacle or device.