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US 12,616,765 B2Granted
UV integrated disinfecting cap
AssigneeBard Access Systems, Inc.
InventorsStefan Josef Fellner, Steffan Sowards, William Robert McLaughlin, Dustin Payne
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Abstract
A disinfecting device having a housing and an ultraviolet source located in the housing. The disinfecting device may include a tube that includes a first end connected to the housing and a second end free of the housing. An end cap may be located at the second end of the tube. In use, ultraviolet light may be emitted from the ultraviolet source and propagated to the end cap in order to disinfect a portion of a medical device.
Claims20
A disinfecting device, comprising:
- a housing;
- an ultraviolet source located in the housing;
- a tube that includes a first end connected to the housing and a second end free of the housing;
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- an end cap located at the second end of the tube, wherein ultraviolet light is emitted from the ultraviolet source and propagated to the end cap,
- wherein the tube includes a first lumen configured to transmit the ultraviolet light and a second lumen configured to propagate a fluid from a first location to a second location.
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