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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Inventors:
Alan R. Dombrowski, Woodbury, MN (US);
Adam S. Troness, Dellwood, MN (US);
Assignee:
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/162 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3104 (2013.01); A61M 2039/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed cap for attachment to a medical implement having a male protrusion includes a movable plunger and a depth stop for limiting the translational movement of the plunger. Typically, the cap will include a cleaning solution that is displaced by the movable plunger. The depth stop controls of the displacement of the plunger such that a consistent air-tight seal is made between the surface of the plunger and a surface of the male luer.