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US 2014/0228811 A1Published application
Syringe With Disinfecting Tip Feature
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsNichola Charles, Adam Zerda
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Abstract
Syringe assemblies comprising a disinfecting reservoir collar to ensure adherence to aseptic techniques for use in flush procedures for vascular access devices (VAD's) are described. The syringe assemblies include a plunger rod, a syringe barrel, and a reservoir collar that permits disinfection of a hub of a VAD connector upon connection to the reservoir collar. Also described are methods of disinfecting vascular access devices.
Claims6
A method of disinfecting a vascular access device, the method comprising:
- connecting a flush syringe assembly to a hub of the vascular access device, wherein connecting includes frictionally engaging a reservoir collar, including a compartment containing a disinfectant or an antimicrobial agent and having a tip on the flush syringe assembly, with the hub of the vascular access device such that the hub contacts the antimicrobial agent or the disinfectant contained within the reservoir collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.