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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2005
Applicants:
David S. Utterberg, Seattle, WA (US);
William J. Schnell, Libertyville, IL (US);
Inventors:
David S. Utterberg, Seattle, WA (US);
William J. Schnell, Libertyville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Nxstage Medical, Inc., Lawrence, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 35/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A closure for a tubular access port in a medical fluid flow line or other container comprises a removable cap for enclosing and sealing the tubular access port. The cap has a closed end wall. The end wall carries an extending poker to facilitate the pushing of an antiseptic-carrying material into a lumen of the access port. The poker has an outer diameter that is less than the inner diameter of the access port. A method of using the poker is also described.