Closure assembly for medical fitting
US10207099B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/1016
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A closure assembly for a medical fitting including a cap, connectable in flow restricting relation to the fitting and adjustably connected to an end section having a base removably connected thereto. A primary drive assembly and a secondary drive assembly are each independently disposed in interconnecting relation between the cap and the end section. The primary and secondary drive assemblies are respectively structured to facilitate fastening and unfastening of the fitting and the cap upon oppositely directed, relative rotation between the fitting and the cap in a fastening direction and in an unfastening direction. An exterior housing may be fixedly connected to the end section and includes a hollow interior dimensioned to receive and/or retained the cap and the base therein.
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