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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Applicants:
Kyle S. Adams, Dallas, TX (US);
Gordon E. Atkinson, Black Mountain, NC (US);
Inventors:
Kyle S. Adams, Dallas, TX (US);
Gordon E. Atkinson, Black Mountain, NC (US);
Assignee:
iMed Technology, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/16 (2013.01); A61M 39/165 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0205 (2013.01); A61M 2039/027 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0258 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0285 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0288 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical site cover for a needle-free intravenous connector having a septum area and external threads. The medical site cover includes an elastomeric cap having an opening to an inner cavity. The inner cavity includes a first chamber adapted for receiving and surrounding the connector and a second chamber located between the first chamber and a closed end of the cap. A compressible member formed of an absorbent material is located in the second chamber, wherein the compressible member is a sphere.