Patents Assigned to Excelsior Medical Corporation
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Patent number: 11684720Abstract: An antiseptic medical cap that may include a base, a sidewall, and a chamber configured to receive a proximal end of a medical fluid port having an opening. The antiseptic medical cap, in some instances, may include an insert having a gas-releasing anti-microbial compound and/or include a nitric oxide-releasing system that is configured to be positioned at least partially through the opening of the medical fluid port when the antiseptic medical cap receives the proximal end of the medical fluid port into the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag S. Walawalkar
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Patent number: 11229746Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap holder assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material removably attached to the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag Sanjay Walawalkar
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Patent number: 11160932Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap holder assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material removably attached to the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag S. Walawalkar
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Patent number: 10821278Abstract: A syringe assembly includes (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger. A strip package includes at least two cap assemblies. Each of the cap assemblies includes a cap holder and an antiseptic cap positioned in the cap holder. The antiseptic cap includes a sidewall defining a chamber and an antiseptic substance within the chamber. A strip extends over at least two cap assemblies. The strip includes a first seal engaged to the cap holder and a second seal engaged to the antiseptic cap.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventor: Christopher E. Gardner
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Patent number: 10806919Abstract: An antiseptic dead-end cap includes a base having first and second sides, a first annular wall extending from the first side of the base, a cylindrical center plug extending from the first side of the base, and a second annular wall extending from the second side of the base. The first annular wall has an outer and an inner surface. The cylindrical center plug has an outer and an inner surface, and is positioned within the first annular wall to form an annular chamber. The second annular wall has an outer and an inner surface, and defines a second chamber having an open end. The second chamber is further defined by the inner surface of the cylindrical center plug. An antiseptic material is on at least one of the first annular wall inner surface, second annular wall inner surface, second annular wall outer surface, and cylindrical center plug outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: Christopher E. Gardner, William Anderson, Bruce Nanyung Lin
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Patent number: 10695550Abstract: An antiseptic cap and packaging for use with a connector are provided. The antiseptic cap includes a material containing an antiseptic solution. Upon application of the cap to the connector, the material compresses thereby releasing the antiseptic solution. Packaging of the antiseptic cap typically includes a cap holder and a lid. A user could remove the cap from the cap holder before applying it to a connector. Alternatively, the cap holder may be used to apply the cap to the connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag Sanjay Walawalkar, Larry Colquitt, Mark Wilson, William Anderson, Sofi Enroth
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Patent number: 10328207Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap holder assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material removably attached to the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag Sanjay Walawalkar
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Patent number: 10166381Abstract: An antiseptic dead-end cap includes a base having first and second sides, a first annular wall extending from the first side of the base, a cylindrical center plug extending from the first side of the base, and a second annular wall extending from the second side of the base. The first annular wall has an outer and an inner surface. The cylindrical center plug has an outer and an inner surface, and is positioned within the first annular wall to form an annular chamber. The second annular wall has an outer and an inner surface, and defines a second chamber having an open end. The second chamber is further defined by the inner surface of the cylindrical center plug. An antiseptic material is on at least one of the first annular wall inner surface, second annular wall inner surface, second annular wall outer surface, and cylindrical center plug outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: Christopher E. Gardner, William Anderson, Bruce Nanyung Lin
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Patent number: 10046156Abstract: A syringe assembly includes (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger. A strip package includes at least two cap assemblies. Each of the cap assemblies includes a cap holder and an antiseptic cap positioned in the cap holder. The antiseptic cap includes a sidewall defining a chamber and an antiseptic substance within the chamber. A strip extends over at least two cap assemblies. The strip includes a first seal engaged to the cap holder and a second seal engaged to the antiseptic cap.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventor: Christopher E. Gardner
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Patent number: 10016587Abstract: An antiseptic cap and packaging for use with a connector are provided. The antiseptic cap includes a material containing an antiseptic solution. Upon application of the cap to the connector, the material compresses thereby releasing the antiseptic solution. Packaging of the antiseptic cap typically includes a cap holder and a lid. A user could remove the cap from the cap holder before applying it to a connector. Alternatively, the cap holder may be used to apply the cap to the connector.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag Sanjay Walawalker, Larry Colquitt, Mark Wilson, William Anderson, Sofi Enroth, Jeffrey F. Kane, Joseph N. Logan, Deborah Laun, Robert Naas
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Patent number: 9867975Abstract: An antiseptic cap assembly for use with a connector includes a cap with a base and an annular portion extending from the base. The annular portion defines a first chamber having an open end. The cap is made of an absorbent material. The antiseptic cap assembly also includes a cap holder having a generally cylindrical sidewall defining a second chamber sized to receive the cap.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: Christopher E. Gardner, William Anderson, Bruce Nanyung Lin
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Patent number: 9707350Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap holder assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material removably attached to the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag Sanjay Walawalkar
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Patent number: 9707349Abstract: The present invention provides an antiseptic cap for use with an access site having a housing with a wall defining a chamber, the wall having a set of threads on an inner surface of the wall; and an access site contacting surface associated with the housing having an antiseptic substance for contacting a surface of the access site. The present invention also provides an antiseptic cap equipped plunger assembly wherein an antiseptic cap is retained within a housing of the plunger.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt
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Patent number: 9707348Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner
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Patent number: 9700676Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner
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Patent number: 9700710Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger. An antiseptic cap and syringe combination includes a syringe barrel having an access point connection, and a tip cap having a proximate chamber and a distal chamber. The proximate chamber releasably receives and engages the access point connection of the syringe, and the distal chamber removably receives and engages an antiseptic cap.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner
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Patent number: 9700677Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner
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Publication number: 20160045629Abstract: Disinfectant caps and packaging for use with a medical device (e.g., connector, luer access device, etc.) are disclosed herein. The disinfectant caps apply the antiseptic fluid (e.g., disinfectant) directly onto the surface of the medical device. The disinfectant cap for disinfecting a surface of a medical device comprises a cap body having a bottom wall and a sidewall extending therefrom, the sidewall defining a top opening, antiseptic fluid contained within the cap body, and a deformable top wall connected to the cap body, the top wall movable from a first position sealing the antiseptic fluid within the cap body to a second position releasing the antiseptic fluid from the cap body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: EXCELSIOR MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher E. Gardner, Robert Banik
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Patent number: 9259535Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap holder assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material removably attached to the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag Sanjay Walawalkar
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Publication number: 20150314120Abstract: A syringe assembly includes (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger. A strip package includes at least two cap assemblies. Each of the cap assemblies includes a cap holder and an antiseptic cap positioned in the cap holder. The antiseptic cap includes a sidewall defining a chamber and an antiseptic substance within the chamber. A strip extends over at least two cap assemblies. The strip includes a first seal engaged to the cap holder and a second seal engaged to the antiseptic cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: Excelsior Medical CorporationInventor: Christopher E. Gardner