Patent ID: 8419713

Claim:
An assembly mounting medical connector caps for use, the assembly comprising: a carrier formed from a sheet of material, the carrier having an array of holes; a plurality of medical connector caps, each cap having (i) an openable end configured to cover a medical connector and (ii) a closed graspable end, wherein each cap is inserted into one of the holes of the array; a plurality of sealing tabs, wherein a distinct sealing tab includes a cover portion that sealingly covers the openable end of a corresponding one of the caps and includes an overhang portion that overhangs the openable end thereof, the overhang portion dimensioned to include a tether of sufficient length whereby a tip of the tether overlaps an adjacent portion of the carrier, the tip being affixed to the carrier, whereby the corresponding one of the caps is tethered to the carrier by said sealing tab; whereby a user can prepare a selected one of the caps for use by grasping its graspable end and both removing the selected cap from its corresponding hole and tearing away its openable end from the cover portion of the sealing tab, utilizing the tether to retain the sealing tab as affixed to the carrier.