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US 2019/0099593 A1Published application
Disinfecting cap for valved connectors and method of use
AssigneeMerit Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsMahender Avula, Kenneth Sykes, Richard P. Jenkins
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Abstract
Devices used to disinfect and maintain sterility of a medical valve connector are disclosed. The devices may comprise an insert that is configured to dispense disinfecting solution when the device is coupled to the medical valve connector. Insert grooves are configured to collapse sequentially as the insert is compressed by the medical valve connector.
Claims21
A disinfecting medical device, comprising:
- a cap comprising a bore;
- an insert disposed within the bore;
- wherein the insert is configured to longitudinally collapse and dispense a disinfecting solution from an insert cavity.
A medical system configured to cover and disinfect a medical valve connector, comprising:
- a cap comprising a bore, wherein the bore comprises internal threads;
- and
- an insert disposed within the bore, wherein the insert comprises:
- a top surface;
- a first circumferential groove;
- a second circumferential groove;
- a circumferential rib disposed between the first groove and the second groove;
- a cavity;
- and
- a retention feature;
- wherein the insert is configured to longitudinally collapse and dispense a disinfecting solution from the cavity.
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A method of disinfecting a medical valve connector, comprising:
- obtaining a disinfecting cap, wherein the disinfecting cap comprises an insert and a disinfecting solution contained within the insert;
- coupling the disinfecting cap to the medical valve connector, wherein the insert is compressed longitudinally and the disinfecting solution is dispensed from the insert;
- and
- bathing an end of the medical valve connector in the disinfecting solution.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.