Detectable Disinfecting Cap and Method for Tracking Thereof

A method of tracking a disinfecting cap engageable with a catheter connection, method comprising:

• providing a disinfecting cap comprising a housing defining an inner cavity, the housing comprising a top wall, a multi-sided sidewall structure extending from the top wall, the multi-sided sidewall structure comprising a plurality of sidewall sections, an open bottom end, and a disinfecting member configured to disinfect portions of the catheter connection, wherein each of the plurality of sidewall sections includes a fiducial marker thereon, the fiducial marker containing a unique identifier for the disinfecting cap;
• obtaining, with at least one processor, one or more images of a plurality of medical devices, captured by an image capture device;
• determining, with the at least one processor, based on the one or more images, a presence of the disinfecting cap in the plurality of medical devices;
• determining, with at least one processor, based on the one or more images, position information associated with a three-dimensional (3D) position of the disinfecting cap relative to the image capture device, when it is determined that the disinfecting cap is present in the plurality of medical devices;
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• determining, with the at least one processor, based on the determined presence and/or the position information of the disinfecting cap, a status of the disinfecting cap.

A system for tracking a disinfecting cap, comprising:

• a disinfecting cap engageable with a catheter connection, the disinfecting cap comprising a housing defining an inner cavity, a top wall, a multi-sided sidewall structure extending from the top wall, the multi-sided sidewall structure comprising a plurality of sidewall sections, an open bottom end, and a disinfecting member configured to disinfect portions of the catheter connection, wherein each of the plurality of sidewall sections includes a fiducial marker thereon, the fiducial marker containing a unique identifier for the disinfecting cap;
• an image capture device configured to capture images of an environment including a plurality of medical devices;
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• at least one processor programmed and/or configured to:
• obtain one or more images of the plurality of medical devices captured by the image capture device;
• determine, based on the one or more images, a presence of the disinfecting cap in the plurality of medical devices;
• when it is determined that the disinfecting cap is present in the plurality of medical devices, determine, based on the one or more images, position information associated with a three-dimensional (3D) position of the disinfecting cap relative to the image capture device;
• and determine, based on the determined presence and/or the position information of the disinfecting cap, a status of the disinfecting cap.