Needle tip cap connector

- UCB Pharma, S.A.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a needle tip cap connector.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a needle tip cap connector in use.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a needle tip cap connector.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a needle tip cap connector.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the needle tip cap connector as shown in FIG. 3 rotated about 90 degree; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of a needle tip cap connector.

Claims

The ornamental design for a needle tip cap connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D653336
Type: Grant
Filed: May 5, 2011
Date of Patent: Jan 31, 2012
Assignee: UCB Pharma, S.A. (Brussels)
Inventors: Darrell P. Morgan (Sonning Common), Alex Lee (New York, NY), Dan Formosa (Piermont, NY), Steven Vordenberg (Amherst, NH), Joern Vicari (Brooklyn, NY), Boris Kontorvich (Brooklyn, NY), Eric Freitag (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Eric Goodman
Attorney: Ropes & Gray LLP
Application Number: 29/391,251
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Syringe, Catheter Or Needle Component (22) (D24/130)