Point of care ultraviolet disinfection system

A UV disinfection device for disinfecting catheter connectors, comprising

• a body having a first end and a second end, the body shaped to be held in a hand of a user;
• a generally barrel shaped opening positioned at or near the first end of the body, the opening having a first opening end and a second opening end and shaped to receive a catheter connector, the generally barrel shaped opening being open at the first opening end and closed at the second opening end such that a catheter connector to be disinfected is insertable only through the open first opening end;
• a generally cylindrical shaped kill zone within the opening;
• a UV-C transmissive lumen positioned within the kill zone;
• a plurality of UV-C LEDs positioned around a circumference of the kill zone at two or more circumferential planes along a length of the kill zone;
• and
• a sensor for identifying a particular catheter connector inserted in the generally barrel shaped opening and operable to enable disinfection of the particular catheter connector only when the particular catheter connector is recognized as an authorized catheter connector.