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US 12,491,353 B2Granted
Syringe with disinfecting feature
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorEvan Leibowitz
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Abstract
Syringe assemblies comprising an absorbent pad containing disinfectant and a rotatable cap to ensure adherence to aseptic techniques for use in flush procedures for vascular access devices (VAD's) are described. Also described are methods of disinfecting vascular access devices.
Claims19
A flush syringe assembly comprising:
- a barrel including a side wall having an outside surface, an inside surface defining a chamber for retaining fluid, an open proximal end, and a distal end including a distal wall with a distal tip extending distally therefrom having a first passageway therethrough in fluid communication with said chamber;
- an outer sleeve slidably engaged with the outside surface of the barrel, the outer sleeve comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and an open distal end comprising a peripheral distal surface;
- a removable seal disposed on the peripheral distal surface;
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- a cap rotatably disposed between the distal tip and the open distal end of the outer sleeve and an absorbent pad containing disinfectant disposed between the removable seal and the distal tip, the cap rotatable from a first position in which the distal tip is covered by the cap and a second position in which the distal tip of the barrel is exposed through the open distal end of the outer sleeve;
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- a fixed seal located between the cap and the removable seal, wherein rotation of the cap causes the cap to pierce the fixed seal and move through the absorbent pad into the second position.
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A flush syringe assembly comprising:
- a barrel including a side wall having an outside surface, an inside surface defining a chamber for retaining fluid, an open proximal end, and a distal end including a distal wall with a distal tip extending distally therefrom having a first passageway therethrough in fluid communication with said chamber;
- an outer sleeve slidably engaged with the barrel, the outer sleeve comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and an open distal end comprising a peripheral distal surface;
- a cap covering the distal tip, the cap comprising a proximal side that covers the distal dip and a distal side including an absorbent pad mounted thereon, the cap pivotally movable from a first position in which the cap covers the distal tip to a second position in which the cap is moved away from the distal tip, allowing the distal tip to be connected to a vascular access device and the cap remains connected to the outer sleeve after moving to the second position;
- a removable seal disposed on the peripheral distal surface;
- and a fixed seal located between the cap and the removable seal, wherein rotation of the cap causes the cap to pierce the fixed seal and move through the absorbent pad into the second position.
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A method of disinfecting a vascular access device, the method comprising:
- exposing an absorbent pad containing disinfectant at a distal end of a flush syringe assembly comprising a barrel having a distal tip covered by a cap;
- contacting the vascular access device with absorbent pad;
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- rotating the cap to expose the distal tip of the barrel, wherein the flush syringe assembly further comprises an outer sleeve having and open distal end and a distal surface slidably engaged with the syringe barrel and the method further comprises sliding the syringe barrel and the outer sleeve with respect to each other, causing the cap to rotate away from the distal tip, characterized in that the flush syringe further comprises a fixed seal located between the cap and the removable seal, wherein rotation of the cap causes the cap to pierce the fixed seal and move through the absorbent pad into the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.