Patent ID: 6520935
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A tip cap assembly for use with a syringe barrel having a substance receiving chamber and a distally projecting tip with a fluid passageway extending therethrough, said tip cap assembly comprising:a collar securely engageable around the tip; an inner cap sealingly engageable with the tip, said inner cap being formed of an elastomeric material; a rigid outer cap securely disposed around said inner cap and engageable with said collar; tamper indicator means provided on said outer cap for indicating separation of at least a portion of said outer cap from said collar; and said assembly being configured so that said inner cap sealingly engages the tip when said collar is securely engaged around the tip to seal a substance contained in the chamber of the syringe barrel, and said inner cap is disengageable from the tip in response to disengagement of said outer cap from said collar.