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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2020
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Chang Jiang, Butler, NJ (US);
Kevin M. Ryan, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Michael Kwong Chan, New York, NY (US);
Daniel Benjamin Dimirco, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A cap is described for connection to a needleless connector having an open lumen, the cap includes a housing having a top wall and sidewall forming a first cavity, an insert, an absorbent reservoir material and a sealing foam. The insert includes an inner thread on an inner surface, the inner thread being sufficient to interlock with a mating feature of a female needleless connector. The inner surface of the insert defines a second cavity. The protrusion/insert includes an outer thread on an outer surface, the outer thread being sufficient to interlock with a mating feature of a male needleless connector. The second cavity configured to define a chamber to contain an absorbent reservoir material, a sealing foam and disinfectant or antimicrobial agent.