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Granted Patent B2
US 12,485,264 · App. 18/731,066 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Strip package for antiseptic cap

Inventor: Christopher E. Gardner (Manalapan, NJ)
Assignee: Excelsior Medical Corporation
A61M39/16A61B50/00A61B50/30A61M5/007A61M5/315A61M5/31511A61M39/20A61B2050/0054A61B2050/0065A61B2050/0067A61B2050/0068A61B2050/3005A61M2209/06A61M2209/10
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Patent No.
US 12,485,264
App. No.
18/731,066
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A syringe assembly includes (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger. A strip package includes at least two cap assemblies. Each of the cap assemblies includes a cap holder and an antiseptic cap positioned in the cap holder. The antiseptic cap includes a sidewall defining a chamber and an antiseptic substance within the chamber. A strip extends over at least two cap assemblies. The strip includes a first seal engaged to the cap holder and a second seal engaged to the antiseptic cap.

Claims (12)

1 . A method of using strip package for carrying at least two cap assemblies configured to disinfect one or more access sites, the method comprising:

obtaining at least two cap assemblies, each of the at least two cap assemblies comprising:

a cap holder comprising a holder outer wall and a holder inner surface forming a chamber, the chamber having an open end and a closed end, and

an antiseptic cap configured to be positioned within the chamber of the cap holder, the antiseptic cap comprising a sidewall with a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs extending radially outwardly and axially along at least a portion of the side wall, the sidewall forming a cap chamber and wherein an antiseptic substance is included within the cap chamber; and

a strip extending over and forming a seal with each of the cap holders of each of the at least two cap assemblies, the strip comprising a perforation configured to allow a user to individually separate one or more of the at least two cap assemblies from the strip package along the perforation such that the seal with each of the one or more separated cap assemblies is maintained,

removing a first cap assembly of the at least two cap assemblies from the strip package by breaking the seal between the strip and the respective cap holder of the first cap assembly.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of separating the first cap assembly from the strip by tearing the strip along the perforation prior to breaking the seal between the first cap holder and the strip.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the strip further comprises a hole, the method further comprising hanging the strip on a hanger using the hole prior to the removal step.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of removing the first cap assembly requires a peel force of less than two pounds.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the cap holders further comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced holder ribs on the holder inner surface, and wherein the plurality of circumferentially spaced holder ribs are configured to engage the plurality of circumferentially spaced cap ribs, the method further comprising the step of engaging the cap onto an access site by engaging the cap ribs with the holder ribs.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the antiseptic substance comprises a liquid, and wherein during the engagement step with the access site, the liquid is released from an absorbent material positioned within each of the first cap assembly.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the antiseptic cap of the first cap assembly further comprises a set of threads on a cap chamber inner surface, the step of engaging the cap onto the access site further comprising threading the cap onto the access site.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2025
From: ICU MEDICAL, INC.; EXCELSIOR MEDICAL CORPORATION; TANGENT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073428/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2024
From: GARDNER, CHRISTOPHER E.
To: EXCELSIOR MEDICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067614/0915 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17085197 · Oct 30, 2020
Continuation 16102597 · Aug 13, 2018
Continuation 14703134 · May 4, 2015
Provisional Application 61987981 · May 2, 2014
Related Publication 20250099732A1 · Mar 27, 2025
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