ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,414, issued on March 25, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Universal cap for male and female connectors" was invented by Kevin M. Ryan (Whitehouse Station, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cap is described for connection to a medical connector, the cap includes a housing having a top wall and sidewall forming a cavity, and an integrally formed protrusion. The protrusion includes an inner thread on an inner surface, the inner thread being sufficient to interlock with a mating feature of a female needleless connector. The inner surface of the protrusion defines a second cavity. The outer surface of...