US Patent Issued to MEDICAL DEVICE ENGINEERING on Sept. 29 for "Torque limiting tamper evident cap" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,341, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to MEDICAL DEVICE ENGINEERING LLC (Pompano Beach Beach, Fla.).

"Torque limiting tamper evident cap" was invented by Patrick Vitello (Pompano Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torque limiting and tamper evident cap assembly includes a tip cap, an outer cover shrouding the tip cap, and an inner ring disposed around the tip cap. The tip cap and inner ring are configured to rotate as a single unit when a torque is applied to the tip cap. The inner ring and outer cover are configured to support torque in one direction, allowing a user to tighten a syringe onto the tip cap. The inner ring w...