Integrated connector and disinfecting cap with reservoir
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorKevin Ryan
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Abstract
Connector and disinfecting cap system includes design features that can maintain disinfectant solution for multiple connector accesses and limit the exposure time of the disinfectant solution when the connector and cap system is in an open state, for example when connector is being accessed, or a closed state, for example, when connector is not being accessed. Connector and cap system can include a cap housing, which can contain an internal disinfectant reservoir, and a connector, such as an IV needleless connector, where the cap housing is attached to the connector such that the cap can pivot in one or more axes in reference to the connector.
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A system comprising:
- a cap housing comprising a reservoir for storing a disinfecting solution and an open end with an opening into said reservoir, said open end comprising a contoured opening portion;
- a connector comprising a contoured actuation surface on a tip of said connector and a barrier on a side of said connector, said barrier comprising a contoured external surface;
- and
- an attachment mechanism pivotally connecting said cap housing to said connector such that said cap housing selectively interfaces with said connector and said barrier,
- wherein:
- when said cap housing closes said connector, said contoured opening portion of said cap housing interfaces with said contoured actuation surface of said connector, and
- when said cap housing opens said connector, said contoured opening portion of said cap housing interfaces with said contoured external surface of said barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.