US 12,337,135 B2
Connector cap with safety vent
Sean Coyle, Haworth, NJ (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,675.
Application 17/840,675 is a continuation of application No. 16/014,156, filed on Jun. 21, 2018, granted, now 11,389,636.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/523,506, filed on Jun. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0313978 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61M 39/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/20 (2013.01) [A61M 39/16 (2013.01); A61M 2039/205 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cap comprising:
an inner housing comprising
a first top wall,
an essentially cylindrical first sidewall, and
an open bottom formed by said first sidewall with an opening to an inner cavity within said inner housing for receiving a hub of a needleless connector;
an outer housing comprising an essentially cylindrical second sidewall configured to essentially surround said first sidewall;
a support structure connecting said first sidewall to said second sidewall and forming an open space extending between said inner housing and said outer housing allowing air to pass between said outer housing and said inner housing via said open space;
a disinfection sponge configured within said inner cavity; and
a removable cover sealing said opening to said inner cavity to seal said sponge within said inner cavity prior to use of said cap.