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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
May. 23, 2000
Robyn Laurie Tucker, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Robert B. Odell, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Sandor Szabo, Elmwood Park, NJ (US);
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A syringe assembly includes a plastic cap ( ) that has an end wall ( ) and a side wall ( ). The end wall ( ) preferably includes a plug portion ( ) that extends away from an inner surface ( ) of the end wall ( ). The side wall ( ) includes an inner surface ( ) that has an engaging portion that sealingly engages a corresponding surface on a syringe. The engaging portion preferably includes two generally annular ribs ( ) and ( ). An interference fit is provided between the engaging portion and a corresponding surface on the syringe to maintain a sterile seal where the engaging portion contacts the syringe. The plug portion is received within an opening in the syringe and maintains a sterile seal at that point while simultaneously maintaining any medicament within the syringe.