Male medical implement cleaning device

A cleaning cap for a medical implement having a male protrusion, the cleaning cap comprising:

• a housing defining an inner cavity, the housing having an inner wall and distal end that encloses the inner cavity, and an opening opposite the distal end, the inner wall having a recess near the opening to the housing, the opening having a diameter that is less than a diameter of the recess, the diameter of the opening including one or more vents from the inner cavity;
• a cleaning solution in the inner cavity of the housing;
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• a movable piston having a forward nose and rearward end surrounded by a flexible flange that extends outward and toward the opening to abut the inner wall near the recess of the housing to maintain the cleaning solution in the inner cavity prior to receipt of the male protrusion into the inner cavity, the rearward end of the movable piston configured to couple with a distal end of the male protrusion to move the piston toward a distal end of the housing opposite the opening of the housing to provide a portion of the cleaning solution to the male protrusion.

A cleaning device for a male luer having a male lumen surrounded by a threaded sleeve, the cleaning device comprising:

• a housing defining an inner cavity, the housing having an inner wall that encloses the housing and an opening, the inner wall having a recess near the opening to the housing, the opening having a diameter that is less than a diameter of the recess;
• a cleaning solution in the inner cavity of the housing;
• a movable piston having a forward nose and rearward end surrounded by a flexible skirt that flares outward to abut the inner wall near the recess to maintain the cleaning solution in the inner cavity prior to receipt of the male protrusion into the inner cavity, the rearward end of the movable piston configured to couple with a distal end of the male protrusion to move the piston toward a distal end of the housing opposite the opening of the housing to provide a portion of the cleaning solution to the male protrusion one or more threads extending out from an outer surface of the housing proximate the opening to mate with the threaded sleeve as the cavity receives the male lumen;
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• a removable seal coupled to the opening of the housing to seal the opening and maintain the piston and the cleaning solution within the inner cavity prior to receipt of the male protrusion.

A cleaning system for a male luer having a male lumen surrounded by a threaded sleeve, the cleaning device comprising:

• a housing defining an inner cavity, the housing having an inner wall that encloses the housing and an opening, the inner wall having a recess near the opening to the housing, the opening having a diameter that is less than a diameter of the recess;
• a cleaning solution in the inner cavity of the housing;
• a movable piston having a forward nose and rearward end surrounded by a flexible skirt that flares outward to abut the inner wall near the recess to maintain the cleaning solution in the inner cavity prior to receipt of the male protrusion into the inner cavity, the rearward end of the movable piston configured to couple with a distal end of the male protrusion to move the piston toward a distal end of the housing opposite the opening of the housing to provide a portion of the cleaning solution to the male protrusion
• one or more threads extending out from an outer surface of the housing proximate the opening to mate with the threaded sleeve as the cavity receives the male lumen;
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• a removable seal coupled to the opening of the housing to seal the opening and maintain the piston and the cleaning solution within the inner cavity prior to receipt of the male protrusion.