Cap for use with one or more medical connectors

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cap for use with one or more medical connectors showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, wherein a bottom plan view thereof is identical to that shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof, wherein a left side elevation view thereof is a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design, while all other broken lines are directed to environment only. None of the broken lines form any part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a cap for use with one or more medical connectors, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D695398
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 17, 2011
Date of Patent: Dec 10, 2013
Assignees: Catheter Connections, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT), The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, UT)
Inventors: Donald D. Solomon (North Salt lake, UT), F. Mark Ferguson (Salt Lake City, UT), Steven Bandis (West Jordan, UT), James Mercer (West Jordan, UT), Michael Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT), Robert Hitchcock (Sandy, UT)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Application Number: 29/383,403