Patent ID: 11890446
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A cap comprising:
a substantially cylindrically shaped housing having a distal wall, an open proximal end and a sidewall, the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface, the distal wall and the open proximal end defining a cavity of the housing;
a substantially cylindrically shaped insert having a distal wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the insert being removably disposed within the cavity of the housing, the outer surface of the distal wall of the insert abutting the distal wall of the housing;
one or more cantilevered prongs protruding from the inner surface of the insert, the one or more cantilevered prongs having a sidewall defining a length, the one or more cantilevered prongs being configured to bend to facilitate interference fit between the insert and a mating feature of a needleless connector;
a cavity of the insert defined by the inner surface of the insert, the sidewall of the one or more cantilevered prongs and the open proximal end of the insert
a centering feature of the housing disposed within the cavity of the housing, the centering feature of the housing extends the outer surface of the housing partially into the distal wall of the insert, the centering feature being a ring-shaped channel, and
an absorbent material.