Patent ID: 11883625
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method of sterilizing a fluid path of a syringe assembly, the method comprising:
providing the syringe assembly wherein the fluid path of the syringe assembly is defined by a chamber for retaining fluid, the syringe assembly having an open proximal end, and a distal end;
a first cap having a proximal end covered by a first permeable material that is radiation or gas permeable and is in flow communication with the fluid path;
a second cap affixed to the distal end of the syringe assembly, the second cap having a proximal end and a closed distal end; and
a collar attached to the closed distal end of the second cap, the collar comprising a second permeable material that extends along an entire length of the second segment, wherein the second permeable material is radiation or gas permeable; and
subjecting the syringe assembly to a gas.