Medical device to disinfect a skin surface
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsJeremy GARTNER, Maryann FAM, Peter GIRGIS
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Abstract
A medical device and method configured to disinfect a skin surface, the device comprising a power source that provides electric power, a light emitting source that uses electric power received from the power source to disinfect the skin surface, and a switch that is configured to be operated by user action, wherein upon activation of the switch, the electric power from the power source is received by the light emitting source to emit visible light and disinfect the skin surface.
Claims34
A cap of a medical device configured to disinfect a skin surface, the cap comprising:
- a power source that provides electric power;
- a light emitting source that uses electric power received from the power source to disinfect the skin surface;
- and
- a switch that is configured to be operated by user action;
- wherein
- upon activation of the switch, the electric power from the power source is received by the light emitting source to emit visible light and disinfect the skin surface.
A cap of a medical device configured to disinfect a skin surface, the cap comprising:
- a power source that provides power to a microcontroller, the microcontroller sensing and controlling the operation of the cap;
- a light emitting source that emits visible light to disinfect the skin surface under control of the microcontroller;
- and
- a switch that causes the microcontroller to activate and deactivate the light emitting source.
A method for disinfecting a skin surface and injecting a medicament using a medical device, the method comprising:
- disposing a light emitting source on an external surface of a cap of the medical device;
- securing the cap onto the medical device;
- activating the light emitting source to emit visible light to disinfect the skin surface;
- exposing the skin surface with the visible light from the light emitting source;
- removing the cap of the medical device to initiate medication delivery;
- inserting a needle of the medical device into the skin surface;
- and
- injecting the medicament.
An accessory configured to be attached to a device to disinfect a skin surface, the accessory comprising:
- a light emitting source that emits visible light to disinfect the skin surface;
- and
- a mounting mechanism that is configured to attach and detach the light emitting source and the device.
A method for disinfecting a skin surface and injecting a medicament using a medical device, the method comprising:
- mounting an accessory to an external surface of a cap of the medical device, the accessory comprising a light emitting source that emits visible light to disinfect the skin surface;
- activating the light emitting source to disinfect the skin surface;
- removing the cap of the medical device;
- inserting a needle of the medical device into the skin surface;
- and
- injecting the medicament.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.