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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Baxa Corporation, Englewood, CO (US);
Joseph Vincent Ranalletta, Englewood, CO (US);
Brian William Ward, Littleton, CO (US);
Timothy Lee Kingsford, Parker, CO (US);
Baxter Corporation Englewood, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
An anti-tampering apparatus and method for drug delivery devices provides for the capture of caps in a manner that restricts repositioning of a captured cap onto a corresponding drug delivery device. The anti-tampering apparatus includes one or more retention members to define a capture region for restrainably capturing a cap. The anti-tampering apparatus further locates an obstruction surface thereof to engage a surface of a drug delivery device and thereby restrict recapping of the device by the captured cap. As such, tampering of a drug delivery device is indicated by the absence of a cap captured within the anti-tampering apparatus.