TETHER-RETAINED DIALYZER PORT CAP AND DIALYZER INCLUDING SAME
First Claim
1. Tether-retained dialyzer port cap, comprising:
- a port cap which is removably connectible to a port of a dialyzer; and
a retention strap having a first looped end, a second looped end, and having an elongate portion integrally linking said first looped end and said second looped end;
said first looped end adapted to engage around curved sidewalls defining a circumferential surface of a dialyzer component;
said second looped end isi) integrally molded to the port cap;
orii) adapted to fit around an outer surface of a cap stem of the port cap, wherein said second looped end is laterally translatable along the cap stem that is connectible to a port of a dialyzer from a free end thereof to an opposite cap head of the port cap.
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Abstract
A tether-retained dialyzer port cap has a port cap which is removably connectible to a port of a dialyzer to block the port, and a retention strap that has a first looped end, a second looped end, and having an elongate portion integrally linking the first looped end and the second looped end. The first looped end is adapted to engage around curved sidewalls defining a circumferential surface of a dialyzer component, and the second looped end is i) integrally molded to the port cap, or ii) adapted to fit around an outer surface of a cap stem of the port cap. A dialyzer with the tether-retained dialyzer port cap further is described. The tether-retained dialyzer port cap tethers a port cap to a dialyzer for safe and convenient retention of the cap near the dialyzer for ready re-use to reseal a port of a used dialyzer for disposal handling.
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20 Claims
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1. Tether-retained dialyzer port cap, comprising:
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a port cap which is removably connectible to a port of a dialyzer; and a retention strap having a first looped end, a second looped end, and having an elongate portion integrally linking said first looped end and said second looped end; said first looped end adapted to engage around curved sidewalls defining a circumferential surface of a dialyzer component; said second looped end is i) integrally molded to the port cap;
orii) adapted to fit around an outer surface of a cap stem of the port cap, wherein said second looped end is laterally translatable along the cap stem that is connectible to a port of a dialyzer from a free end thereof to an opposite cap head of the port cap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A dialyzer with a tether-retained dialyzer port cap, comprising:
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a cylindrical tubular portion, flange caps at opposite ends of the cylindrical tubular portion, at least one port extending from said flange cap or cylindrical tubular portion; a port cap which is removably connectible to said at least one port of said dialyzer; a retention strap having a first looped end, a second looped end, and having an elongate portion integrally linking said first looped end and said second looped end; said first looped end adapted to engage around curved sidewalls defining a circumferential surface of a dialyzer component; said second looped end is i) integrally molded to the cap;
orii) adapted to fit around an outer surface of a cap stem of the cap, wherein said second looped end is laterally translatable along the cap stem that is connectible to a port of a dialyzer from a free end thereof to an opposite cap head of the port cap. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. The dialyzer of 12, wherein the cylindrical tubular portion further comprising a circumferential outer surface portion between a dialysate port and a nearest one of the opposite ends of the cylindrical tubular portion.
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