Apparatuses for cleaning catheter ports
AssigneeChildren's Medical Center Corporation
InventorsJohn Kheir, Pierre DuPont, Asghar Ataollahi, Sarah Ward Goldberg, Brian D. Polizzotti
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for cleaning a central venous catheter port are disclosed. An apparatus includes a body, a coupling configured to connect the body to the hub, a cleaning cap coupled to the body, and an actuator disposed within the body for rotating and translating the cap relative to the hub. The cleaning cap includes a cap body defining a cavity and a cleaning member disposed within the cavity, the cleaning member having threads that engage with the threads on the hub.
Claims25
A cleaning cap for cleaning a needleless hub of a catheter, the cap comprising:
- a cap body defining a cavity and including one or more gaps disposed about a circumference of the cap body, the one or more gaps extending axially from a first end of the cap body;
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- a cleaning member disposed within the cavity, the cleaning member having cleaning threads that engage with external threads of the hub;
- wherein the one or more gaps are configured to allow outward radial flexing of the cleaning member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.