IP Library Granted Patent US 12,427,088
Granted Patent B2
US 12,427,088 · App. 18/081,699 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Medical plug

Inventor: Hideyuki Shigemoto (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
A61J1/1406A61J1/1468
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Patent No.
US 12,427,088
App. No.
18/081,699
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical plug can include: a capping portion; and a leg portion extending downward from the capping portion. The medical plug can include a piercing portion in which a first portion located on the leg portion side and a second portion located on an upper surface side of the first portion can be provided, and the first portion and the second portion may not be adhered to each other.

Claims (68)

1. A medical rubber plug comprising:

a capping portion; and

a leg portion extending downward from the capping portion, wherein

the medical rubber plug includes a piercing portion in which

a first portion located on a leg portion side and a second portion located on an upper surface side of the first portion are provided,

the first portion and the second portion are not adhered to each other,

the medical rubber plug includes only one film between the first portion and the second portion, and

in the piercing portion, the one film is adhered to one of the first portion and the second portion and not adhered to the other one of the first portion and the second portion.

2. The medical rubber plug according to claim 1 , wherein

the capping portion has a shape of a disc and includes:

the piercing portion, and

a flange portion configured to be brought into contact with an upper rim surface of a port portion of a medical container.

3. The medical rubber plug according to claim 2 , wherein

the leg portion is provided within the flange portion of the capping portion.

4. The medical rubber plug according to claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of projections extend from an upper surface of the capping portion opposite the leg portion, and

the plurality of projections are evenly spaced on the upper surface of the capping portion and concentric with a central longitudinal axis of the medical rubber plug in a plan view of the medical rubber plug.

5. The medical rubber plug according to claim 1 , wherein

the capping portion and the leg portion are formed in one piece.

6. The medical rubber plug according to claim 1 , wherein

the piercing portion is recessed from opposite sides via a first recess from an upper surface of the capping portion and a second recess from a lower surface of the leg portion.

7. The medical rubber plug according to claim 6 , wherein

the first and second recesses are coaxial at a center longitudinal axis of the medical rubber plug.

8. The medical rubber plug according to claim 1 , wherein

the piercing portion includes at least one film at an interface between the capping portion and the leg portion.

9. The medical rubber plug according to claim 1 , wherein

the piercing portion includes at least one film,

the at least one film extends parallel to an upper surface of the capping portion and a lower surface of the leg portion opposite the upper surface, and

the at least one film has opposite ends that are unexposed to outside the medical rubber plug and that terminate in the medical rubber plug.

10. The medical rubber plug according to claim 1 , wherein

the capping portion includes a flange portion, the flange portion forming an outer-most portion of the medical rubber plug in a radial direction of the medical rubber plug.

11. A plug comprising:

a capping portion; and

a leg portion extending downward from the capping portion, wherein

the plug includes a piercing portion in which

a first portion located on a leg portion side and a second portion located on an upper surface side of the first portion are provided, and

the first portion and the second portion are not adhered to each other,

the plug includes at least two films between the first portion and the second portion, and

in the piercing portion,

the first portion and a first film, out of the at least two films, that is in contact with the first portion are adhered to each other,

the second portion and a second film, out of the at least two films, that is in contact with the second portion are adhered to each other, and

the first film and the second film are not adhered to each other.

12. The plug according to claim 11 , wherein

the capping portion has a shape of a disc and includes:

the piercing portion, and

a flange portion configured to be brought into contact with an upper rim surface of a port portion of a medical container.

13. The plug according to claim 12 , wherein

the leg portion is provided within the flange portion of the capping portion.

14. The plug according to claim 11 , wherein

the piercing portion is recessed from opposite sides via a first recess from an upper surface of the capping portion and a second recess from a lower surface of the leg portion, and

the first and second recesses are coaxial at a center longitudinal axis of the plug.

15. The plug according to claim 11 , wherein

the piercing portion includes at least one film,

the at least one film extends parallel to an upper surface of the capping portion and a lower surface of the leg portion opposite the upper surface, and

the at least one film has opposite ends that are unexposed to outside the plug and that terminate in the plug.

16. The plug according to claim 11 , wherein

the capping portion and the leg portion of the plug are made of a medical-grade rubber material.

17. A medical rubber plug comprising:

a capping portion; and

a leg portion extending downward from the capping portion, wherein

the medical rubber plug includes a piercing portion in which

a first portion located on a leg portion side and a second portion located on an upper surface side of the first portion are provided,

the first portion and the second portion are not adhered to each other,

the medical rubber plug includes at least two films between the first portion and the second portion, and

in the piercing portion,

the first portion and a first film, out of the at least two films, that is in contact with the first portion are adhered to each other,

the second portion and a second film, out of the at least two films, that is in contact with the second portion are adhered to each other, and

the first film and the second film are not adhered to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: SHIGEMOTO, HIDEYUKI
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062100/0136 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-205022 · Dec 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230190580A1 · Jun 22, 2023
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