Drainage spigot guard
AssigneeSpigot Guard LLC
InventorAmy Huser
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Abstract
A drainage spigot guard may be configured to disinfect a spigot from a urinary catheter. The drainage spigot guard may include a shell with an interior cavity shaped to receive the spigot. The drainage spigot guard may further include a first disinfectant swab within the interior cavity. The first disinfectant swab may be positioned to disinfect at least part of the spigot in response to insertion of the spigot into the interior cavity. The shell may have an exterior shape configured to be received within a spigot retainer on a urinary catheter bag attached to the spigot.
Claims14
A catheter drainage spigot disinfecting guard configured to disinfect a catheter spigot having an exterior surface and an interior lumen having an interior surface of a urinary catheter, the drainage spigot disinfecting guard comprising:
- a shell comprising:
- an interior cavity shaped to receive the catheter spigot;
- a first disinfectant swab within the interior cavity;
- and
- a second disinfectant swab within the interior cavity;
- wherein:
- the first disinfectant swab is annular in shape and is configured and positioned to disinfect the exterior surface of the catheter spigot in response to insertion of the spigot into the interior cavity;
- the second disinfectant swab is configured and positioned to disinfect the interior surface of the interior lumen of the catheter spigot in response to insertion of the spigot into the interior cavity;
- the shell further comprises an exterior shape configured to be received within a spigot retainer on a urinary catheter bag attached to the drainage spigot;
- the first disinfectant swab terminates substantially short of a distal end of the interior cavity;
- and
- the second disinfectant swab terminates substantially short of the termination of the first disinfectant swab.
A catheter drainage spigot disinfecting guard configured to disinfect a catheter spigot having an exterior surface and an interior lumen having an interior surface of a urinary catheter, the drainage spigot disinfecting guard comprising:
- a shell comprising an interior cavity shaped to receive the catheter spigot;
- a first disinfectant swab within the interior cavity;
- and
- a second disinfectant swab within the interior cavity;
- wherein:
- the first disinfectant swab is annular in shape and is configured and positioned to disinfect the exterior surface the catheter spigot in response to insertion of the spigot into the interior cavity;
- the second disinfectant swab is configured and positioned to disinfect the interior surface of the interior lumen of the catheter spigot in response to insertion of the spigot into the interior cavity;
- the first disinfectant swab terminates substantially short of a distal end of the interior cavity;
- and
- the second disinfectant swab terminates substantially short of the termination of the first disinfectant swab.
A catheter drainage spigot disinfecting guard configured to disinfect a catheter spigot having an exterior surface and an interior lumen having an interior surface of a urinary catheter, the drainage spigot disinfecting guard comprising:
- a shell comprising:
- an opening;
- and
- an interior cavity, accessible through the opening and shaped to receive the catheter spigot;
- a seal positioned to cover the opening;
- a first disinfectant swab within the interior cavity, adjacent to the opening and the seal;
- and
- a second disinfectant swab within the interior cavity;
- wherein:
- the first disinfectant swab is annular in shape and is configured and positioned to disinfect the exterior surface at least part of the catheter spigot in response to insertion of the spigot into the interior cavity;
- the second disinfectant swab is configured and positioned to disinfect the interior surface of the interior lumen of the catheter spigot in response to insertion of the spigot into the interior cavity;
- the first disinfectant swab terminates substantially short of a distal end of the interior cavity;
- and
- the second disinfectant swab terminates substantially short of the termination of the first disinfectant swab.
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