US 12,011,565 B2
Intravenous priming cap
Soon Yong Park, Cypress, CA (US); Siddarth Shevgoor, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Peter Ma, Shanghai (CN); and Jiagui Li, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to CAREFUSION 303, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/073,126.
Application 18/073,126 is a continuation of application No. 16/120,033, filed on Aug. 31, 2018, granted, now 11,529,507.
Prior Publication US 2023/0091073 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01); A61M 5/165 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 5/38 (2006.01); A61M 39/28 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/20 (2013.01) [A61M 5/1411 (2013.01); A61M 5/165 (2013.01); A61M 5/16813 (2013.01); A61M 5/385 (2013.01); A61M 39/28 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1402 (2013.01); A61M 2205/584 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intravenous (IV) priming cap comprising:
a cover body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner surface defining a connector cavity extending into the cover body from the proximal end toward the distal end, wherein the connector cavity comprises a longitudinal connector cavity axis extending from the proximal end toward the distal end of the cover body;
a priming passage that extends from within the connector cavity to outside the cover body; and
a coupling tab extending from an outer surface of the cover body, the coupling tab comprising a base portion coupled to the cover body, a tip portion distal to the cover body, a proximal end surface aligned with the proximal end of the cover body, and a distal end surface that is opposite to the proximal end surface, a tubing passage through the coupling tab, and a slot extending through an outer surface of the coupling tab to the tubing passage, wherein a wall extends from the distal end surface and around a perimeter of the coupling tab to form a recessed distal surface of the coupling tab, and wherein the coupling tab is configured to engage against a length of tubing moved through the slot to the tubing passage.