Granted Patent B2

US 10,172,681 · App. 15/060,972 · Granted Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. A cover for a medical device, the cover comprising:

a body; and

a cap, selectively attachable to the body, the cap, comprising:

an annulus;

a rounded vault spanning an interior portion of the annulus, the rounded vault defining a convex exterior; and

a plurality of partial arch trusses, each partial arch truss extending from the annulus along the convex exterior toward an apex of the convex exterior to a distal end at termination point, where a plurality of distal ends of the plurality of partial arch trusses defines an interstice at the apex.

2. The cover of claim 1 , the cap further comprising a tab extending distally from the annulus.

3. The cover of claim 2 , the tab terminating at an annular disc defining an aperture concentrically located along the annular disc.

4. The cover of claim 2 , the body defined by a body height, the tab extending distally from the annulus by a distance greater than the body height.

5. The cover of claim 4 , the cap further comprising a body coupler extending distally from the annulus on a side of the annulus opposite the tab.

6. The cover of claim 5 , the body coupler defining an aperture, the body defining a boss to engage the aperture to retain the cap in an attached configuration to the body.

7. The cover of claim 1 , the each partial arch truss defining a teardrop having a teardrop point disposed at the termination point and a teardrop base disposed adjacent to the annulus.

8. The cover of claim 1 , the plurality of partial arch trusses comprising at least six partial arch trusses.

9. The cover of claim 8 , the plurality of partial arch trusses comprising eight partial arch trusses.

10. The cover of claim 8 , the cap further comprising a stair-step protuberance disposed at an intersection of the rounded vault and the annulus.

11. The cover of claim 1 , the body comprising:

a base member; and

a round sidewall extending distally from the base member to a girdle;

the girdle defining an aperture to receive a medical device.

12. The cover of claim 11 , the round sidewall extending outward from the base member to a waist and inward from the waist to the girdle to define a double-opposing frustoconical housing.

13. The cover of claim 12 , the round sidewall defining an opening between the base member and the waist.

14. The cover of claim 13 , the opening comprising an arched opening.

15. The cover of claim 12 , the base member defining an aperture concentrically aligned with a central axis of the body.

16. The cover of claim 12 , the round sidewall defining a concave engagement region between the waist and the girdle.

17. The cover of claim 12 , the girdle having a width that is greater than a diameter of the annulus.

18. A protective cover for a device, comprising:

a body; and

a cover, the cover comprising:

a base member; and

a vault spanning an interior region of the base member, the vault comprising a plurality of partial arch trusses disposed along an exterior of the vault, and which extend from the base member to a distal edge, wherein distal edges of the plurality of partial arch trusses define an interstice at an apex of the vault.

19. The protective cover of claim 18 , the cover further comprising a tether extending distally from the base member along a plane defined by the base member to engagement loop at a distal end of the tether.

20. The protective cover of claim 19 , the cover manufactured from a pliant impact-absorbing polymer.

Assignments (6)