US Patent Issued to ICU Medical on Dec. 2 for "Device for delivering an antimicrobial composition into a medical device" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,263, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ICU Medical Inc (San Clemente, Calif.).

"Device for delivering an antimicrobial composition into a medical device" was invented by Robert J. Ziebol (Shoreview, Minn.) and Matthew David Beilke (Plymouth, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A male cap can include a male tapered outer surface that can be configured to mate with a female luer to create a fluid tight fit. The male cap can also include a water-soluble antimicrobial composition disposed on the male extension. The male cap can include a fluid-soluble, slower-dissolving material covering the water-soluble antimicrobial composition or inc...