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Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2010
Applicants:

Donald D. Solomon, North Salt Lake, UT (US);

F. Mark Ferguson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Steven Bandis, West Jordan, UT (US);

James Mercer, West Jordan, UT (US);

Michael Howlett, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Robert Hitchcock, Sandy, UT (US);

Inventors:

Donald D. Solomon, North Salt Lake, UT (US);

F. Mark Ferguson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Steven Bandis, West Jordan, UT (US);

James Mercer, West Jordan, UT (US);

Michael Howlett, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Robert Hitchcock, Sandy, UT (US);

Assignees:

Catheter Connections, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);

The University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/14 (2006.01); B65D 43/03 (2006.01); A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/18 (2006.01); A61L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Some assemblies can include a male cap and a female cap, each of which can be used to cover separated medical connectors. In certain arrangements, a male cap can include a movable carriage that transitions from a retracted position when an assembly with which the male cap is associated is in a closed state to an extended position when the assembly is in an open state.


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