Abstract: A protective cap engageable with a needle-free connector includes a frustoconical body member having a first end and a second end, the frustoconical body member defining first and second openings at the first and second ends, respectively, with the first opening having a first circumference and the second opening having a second circumference that is smaller than the first circumference. The frustoconical body member includes a gripper defining the second opening, the gripper including a plurality of flexible legs configured to deflect radially outward when coupled with a needle-free connector, with each of the flexible legs including a first leg portion angled radially inward, a second leg portion formed integrally with the first leg portion, and a clip portion positioned at a location where the first and second leg portions join, the clip portion oriented orthogonally to the second leg portion and extending radially inward into the second opening.

Abstract: Provided herein is a medical device kit that includes a base sheet having an inner surface and an outer surface and a first base portion and a second base portion, the base sheet configurable between a folded state and an unfolded state. A first waste bin is secured to the first base portion on the inner surface and a second waste bin is secured to the second base portion on the inner surface. A plurality of pockets configured to retain medical supplies therein is attached to the first waste bin, the second waste, or both the first and second waste bins, on an outward facing surface thereof. A plurality of fastening devices is provided configured to secure the first base portion to the second base portion when the base sheet is in the folded state and to selectively seal shut the first waste bin and the second waste bin.

Abstract: Valve components positioned in fluid connector assemblies, including universal fluid connector assemblies, are shown. A valve component is designed to open or close based on fluid pressure from a medical fluid applied to the valve component. Normally, when no force is acting on the valve component, the valve component is in an open position and portions of the valve components are spaced apart by a threshold force, thus forming a valve chamber. However, in an exemplary embodiment, when an applied force by the medical fluid is at least at the threshold force, the portions of the valve component contact each other and the valve component transitions to a closed position, thereby preventing the medical fluid from passing through the valve component, and accordingly, preventing the medical fluid from passing through the fluid connector assembly.

Abstract: A flow restriction device may include a housing with first and second end portions forming respective first and second openings, and a cavity configured to receive an insert body defining a fluid passage that extends from a first opening of the housing at the first end portion to a second opening of the housing at the second end portion, where the fluid passage extends in more than one direction along a path between the first and second end portions of the housing to induce a resistance to a fluid flow moving through the device, thereby reducing a flow rate and pressure of the fluid, and where the fluid is blood, reduce the hemolysis index of the blood.

Abstract: Needle covers having a clam-shell configuration configured to removably attach to a feature of a needle while the needle is inserted into the skin of a patient. The needle cover comprises a base having connecting feature, and a two-piece hinged cap connected to the base by two living hinges.

Abstract: A hard package assembly is disclosed having a cam mechanism for ejecting a syringe from a hard package container with the use of a single hand. The cam mechanism including a push button and a button retainer, the push button having a trapezoidal body having a button face, a distal face adjacent and distal to the button face and a sloped face opposite the button face, the button retainer having a proximal portion, a distal portion in contact with the sloped face of the push button and a distal hook in contact with a bottom surface of the barrel flange. A method of use and a method of assembly are also disclosed.

Abstract: A flow regulation clamp assembly for adjusting the fluid flow rate in a connector tube of an infusion set is provided. The flow regulation clamp assembly includes a housing to receive the connector tube, a slider slideably engaged within the housing and configured to compress the connector tube to provide a fluid flow adjustment, and a rotator knob moveable engaged with the housing and configured to move the slider. Infusion sets and methods of adjusting fluid flow rates are also provided.