Needleless connector and access port disinfection cleaner and antimicrobial protection cap
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorJonathan Karl Burkholz
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Abstract
A protective cap having a first cap and a second cap that are removably coupled together for use in short-term and long-term antimicrobial treatment of needleless connectors and access ports of an infusion system. The instant invention further provides a protective cap having a first cap and a second cap that each coupled to a different surface of a component of an infusion system, such as a syringe. The instant invention further provides a strip containing a plurality of disposable protective caps.
Claims24
A device for antiseptically maintaining a patient fluid line access valve, the device comprising:
- a first cap having a first end and a second end, the first end comprising a first opening having a first pad disposed therein, and the second end having a coupling feature, the first pad having a central, cylindrical cutout that compresses to provide a central cavity within the first pad when a device is inserted into the first opening;
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- a second cap having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end comprising a second opening having a second pad disposed therein, the distal end further comprising a compatible coupling feature for receiving the coupling feature of the first cap.
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The device of claim 21, wherein the intermediary device comprises a syringe, and wherein the first side of the intermediary device comprises a spout of the syringe, and the second side of the intermediary device comprises a base of a plunger of the syringe.
The device of claim 21, wherein the second coupling feature comprises a set of threads that is configured to receive a compatible set of threads on an access portion of a patient fluid line access valve, such that when the compatible set of threads is threadedly coupled with the second coupling feature, the second pad contacts the access portion of the patient fluid line access valve.
The device of claim 21, wherein the first opening receives and retains the first side of the intermediary device by interference fit, and wherein the first opening is configured to receive an access portion of a patient fluid line access valve.
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A device for antiseptically maintaining a patient fluid line access valve, the device comprising:
- a strip that is configured to be coupled to a medical device, the strip comprising a plurality of holes, each of the holes containing a device comprising:
- a first cap having a first end and a second end, the first end comprising a first opening having a first pad disposed therein, and the second end having a coupling feature;
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- a second cap having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end comprising a second opening having a second pad disposed therein, the distal end further comprising a compatible coupling feature for receiving the coupling feature of the first cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.