Patent ID: 11904149
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A closure assembly for a medical administering device comprising:
an outer sleeve including an access opening,
a tip cap removably disposed within said outer sleeve and including a flow restrictor, said flow restrictor structured for removable, flow restricting connection to a discharge port of the administering device,
an indicator member removably connected to and within said outer sleeve, in interruptive relation to passage of said tip cap through said access opening,
a retaining structure fixedly connected to said flow restrictor and movable therewith relative to said indicator member,
said retaining structure and said flow restrictor collectively dimensioned and structured for a retaining engagement thereof with said indicator member, concurrent to attachment of said tip cap to the medical administering device and removal thereof from said outer sleeve,
said retaining structure and said flow restrictor being cooperatively dimensioned and structured to collectively pass into an interior of said indicator member into said retaining engagement,
said retaining engagement further comprising said indicator member fixedly attached to and said tip cap, concurrent to removal of said tip cap from said flow restricting connection with the medical administering device, and
said retaining structure comprising a plurality of retaining members defined by a plurality of elongated ribs extending along at least a majority of a length of said flow restrictor, said plurality of elongated ribs connected to an exterior of said flow restrictor in spaced relation to one another and extending radially outwardly therefrom.