Needleless Hub Disinfection Device
AssigneeSage Products, LLC
InventorsJeffrey Steffens, Gregory Davis, Paul Hanifl
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Abstract
A device for disinfecting a portion of an implement such as a needleless hub or injection port. The device includes a body shaped to engage the implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed. A disinfectant area is located on the body so as to permit pivotal displacement of the area relative to the body such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and the disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected.
Claims18
A device for disinfecting a portion of an implement comprising:
- a. a body shaped to engage the implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;
- b. a disinfectant area associated with said body, and
- c. a mounting for said disinfectant area to permit displacement of said disinfectant area relative to said body, such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and said disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected.
A device for disinfecting a portion of a medical implement, comprising:
- a. a body shaped to engage the medical implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;
- b. a cap having a pivotal connection to said body, said cap including a fluid reservoir having at least one orifice, and
- c. a disinfectant area in said cap located proximate and in communication with said orifice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.