Granted Patent B2

US 12,576,257 · App. 18/486,597 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Inventors: Jonathan Yeh (Diamond Bar, CA); Marco Cheng (Tustin, CA)

Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.

A61M39/1011A61M39/20A61J1/1412A61M5/3202A61M5/50A61M5/5086B65D41/16B65D51/002

Abstract

Claims (10)

1 . A tamper-resistant cap for a medical adapter, the tamper-resistant cap comprising:

a housing having a closed top end, an open bottom end opposite to the closed top end, and a side wall between the top end and the bottom end, the housing defining an axis extending between the top end and the bottom end; and

a plurality of legs extending from the housing in a direction toward the bottom end, wherein each leg of the plurality of legs intersects the side wall and is pivotably coupled to the top end, and each leg of the plurality of legs comprises a collar segment;

wherein the collar segment of each leg of the plurality of legs is configured to mate together to form a collar when the plurality of legs are pivoted toward the axis.

2 . The tamper-resistant cap of claim 1 , wherein the collar segment of each leg of the plurality of legs extends laterally from the respective leg of the plurality of legs.

3 . The tamper-resistant cap of claim 2 , wherein the collar segment of each leg of the plurality of legs defines an arc.

4 . The tamper-resistant cap of claim 1 , wherein the collar segment of each leg of the plurality of legs comprises a member extending radially inward from an inner surface of the collar.

5 . The tamper-resistant cap of claim 1 , wherein each collar segment of each leg of the plurality of legs comprises one of at least a latch and a strike configured to couple each collar segment together.

6 . The tamper-resistant cap of claim 1 , wherein each leg is pivotable about a hinge.

7 . The tamper-resistant cap of claim 6 , wherein the hinge is a living hinge.

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