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US 2014/0228809 A1Published application
Double-lock sterile entry intravenous port and syringe system
OwnerElizabeth Wonginventor
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Patients continue to acquire infections from healthcare facilities such as hospitals at an alarming rate. These infections can be transmitted when drugs or other medical materials are delivered from a syringe system into an IV line through an IV port. Some current methods of preventing contamination include swabbing the syringe with alcohol or using disposable alcohol caps; however, these methods are often inefficient. A system is described using caps that cover the entry and exit points of the IV port and the syringe system, respectively. The caps can be temporarily displaced from the entry and exit points when a sufficient force is applied to an area far enough away from the entry and exit points so as to prevent contamination. Once the caps are displaced, the syringe system can interact with the IV port using a locking mechanism such as luer locks to ensure the stability of the connection.
A sterile entry IV port for use with a syringe delivery mechanism, said IV port comprising:
A sterile entry syringe delivery mechanism for use with a sterile entry IV port, said syringe delivery mechanism comprising:
A sterile IV fluid delivery system comprising:
A method of delivering fluid from a sterile entry syringe delivery mechanism to a sterile entry IV port, wherein said sterile entry IV port comprises a permanently attached first entry cap cover and said sterile entry syringe delivery mechanism comprises a permanently attached second entry cap cover, said sterile entry IV port comprising a first IV port luer lock fitting and a second IV port luer lock fitting, said sterile entry syringe delivery mechanism comprising a first delivery mechanism luer lock fitting and a second delivery mechanism luer lock fitting, wherein said first IV port luer lock fitting is configured to mate with said first delivery mechanism luer lock fitting and said second IV port luer lock fitting is configured to mate with said second delivery mechanism luer lock fitting said method comprising, wherein second entry cap cover and said second delivery mechanism luer lock fitting are on a movable assembly, said method comprising:
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