US 11,944,737 B2
Air venting meter lid adapter
David M. Simiele, Roswell, GA (US); and Jason Jishen Cheng, Avondale Estates, GA (US)
Assigned to C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/532,454.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/117,906, filed on Nov. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0160949 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 1/60 (2021.05) [A61M 1/86 (2021.05); A61M 2202/0496 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lid adapter for coupling with a lid of a collection container, the lid including an outlet vent, comprising:
a housing including a top surface and one or more side panels that are configured to couple with a top of the lid; and
a port coupled to the top surface and configured to rotate between a first position and a second position, wherein when the lid adapter is coupled to the lid and the port is in the first position, a fluid seal is established between a distal end of the port and the top of the lid surrounding the outlet vent thereby enabling fluid flow from the outlet vent and through the port, wherein when the port is in the second position, the fluid seal is not established, and the outlet vent is in fluid communication with a surrounding environment.