Patent ID: 9533136
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61L,A61M

Claim:
1. A device for covering an opening of a medical device, the device comprising a sintered porous cap body comprising a device cooperating end integral with a porous closed end, the entirety of the sintered porous cap body comprising a combination of plastic particles and elastomeric particles producing a substantially uniform mixture that is sintered in a mold in the shape of the cap body, the porous cap having a porosity of between 10% to about 90% after sintering such that sterilizing gas can pass through the porous cap, the porous closed end providing a physical cover over the opening of the medical device in use, the porous cap comprising a bacterial filtration efficiency of over 95% based on the ASTM 2101 test method and an air flow having a Gurley number less than 200 seconds measured using the TAPPI T460 method.