US Patent Issued to CareFusion 303 on July 8 for "Needleless connector having check valve with lip seal" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,464, issued on July 8, was assigned to CareFusion 303 Inc. (San Diego).

"Needleless connector having check valve with lip seal" was invented by Raymond Feith (Chino Hills, Calif.) and Chris J. Zollinger (Chino Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve member for a connector includes a head portion, a body portion, and a circumferential lip seal extending radially outward from an outer surface of the head portion. The head portion includes a top section defining a first seal portion. The body portion extends longitudinally from the head portion and defines a second seal portion at a proximal end thereof. The second seal port...