ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,925, issued on June 17, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Universal cap with pressure seal" was invented by Chang Jiang (Butler, N.J.) and Saravanababu Murugesan (East Windsor, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cap for connection to a medical connector comprises: a housing, a protrusion, a disinfection sponge, and a pressure seal. The protrusion includes an inner thread on an inner surface, the inner thread being sufficient to interlock with a mating feature of a female medical connector. The inner surface of the protrusion defines a second cavity. The protrusion includes an outer thread on an oute...