Patent ID: 11931540
Assignee: ASSET MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A cap for being removably attached to a septum of a needle-free intravascular connector, comprising:
a main body comprising:
a protrusion at a first end;
a cavity; and
an opening at a second end distal to the first end with regard to a main axis, for provision of access into the cavity,

the cavity having a circumferential side surface radially facing the main axis, the protrusion having a circumferential side surface sized and shaped to geometrically match the side surface of the cavity, wherein
the second end of the cap is provided with one or more circular ridges or grooves around the opening, that extend parallel to a main axis,
and the main body is provided with one or more corresponding ridges or grooves that have respective shapes and sizes for geometrically matching and axially engaging with the one or more circular ridges or grooves around the opening of an identical cap, wherein: the main body of the cap further comprises a first material component and a second material component that are integrated with each other, and the first material component has a higher hardness value in comparison with the second material component, and
the main body is arranged such that the second material component is radially compressed by the first material component when the cap is engaged with a further and identical cap by an interpenetration between the protrusion and respective cavity.