Patent ID: 9604046
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61M,F16L

Claim:
1. A protective cap for use with a medical fluid fitting configured to convey a fluid therethrough, the medical fluid fitting including a fitting thread and a sealing portion having a sealing surface for forming a fluid tight seal with a mating part, the protective cap comprising: a body having a proximal end and an open distal end; a cap thread provided on the body and extending axially, the cap thread configured to threadedly engage the fitting thread for releasably coupling the protective cap with the medical fluid fitting; and a tapered engagement surface defined by the cap thread and tapering axially relative to a longitudinal axis of the body, the tapered engagement surface configured to frictionally contact the fitting thread for retaining the protective cap in coupling engagement with the medical fluid fitting, the tapered engagement surface tapering from a larger diameter at the proximal end of the body to a smaller diameter at the open distal end of the body, the tapered engagement surface being defined by one of a root of the cap thread or a crest of the cap thread, wherein the protective cap is configured to peripherally surround the sealing portion such that no portion of the protective cap contacts the sealing surface when the protective cap is coupled with the medical fluid fitting.