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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Girum Yemane Tekeste, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/34 (2006.01); A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/0247 (2013.01); A61M 5/3134 (2013.01); A61M 5/3146 (2013.01); A61M 5/31511 (2013.01); A61M 5/31515 (2013.01); A61M 5/345 (2013.01); A61M 39/16 (2013.01); A61M 2005/312 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3103 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3104 (2013.01); A61M 2005/31523 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0018 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0205 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0258 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0285 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1077 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0468 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0484 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to flush syringe assemblies comprising an integrated contamination-prevention device integrated with device connector flushing positioned so that the practitioner cannot forget to apply disinfectant. The flush syringe assemblies comprise a barrel with an elongate plunger rod disposed therein and a cap comprising a passageway. The plunger rod includes a stopper of which at least a portion can be embedded in the passageway of the cap to form a plug in the cap.