Patent ID: 6090093
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A61J,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A connector assembly for a vial, said vial including a neck, an open end at the proximal end of the neck, a rim bounding the open end, and a stopper obturating the open end of the vial, the rim having a side portion and an underside facing away from the open proximal end of the vial, the stopper having a planar portion covering the rim, the connector assembly comprising:a vial access device; anda protective cap for covering the open end of the vial, the cap comprising an open proximal end, a closed distal end, and a shield wall formed therebetween,said protective cap having a frangible section situated along the shield wall between the open proximal end and the closed distal end, said frangible section including a first material and at least partially including a second material having a low shear resistance; andsaid frangible section including a plurality of teeth formed from said second material interspersed with intervening portions of said frangible section and said intervening portions being formed from said first material having a more shear resistance material and making the remainder of the protective cap so that said intervening sections strengthen the frangible section against inadvertent removal of the protective cap and so that at least a portion of said protective cap may be removed from said vial by applying a twisting force to said protective cap to expose said vial access device.