Luer fitting disinfection device
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsManish Kumar, Shishir Prasad, Praveen Nalawade, Karthik MR
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Abstract
A female Luer fitting disinfection device comprises a container comprising a bottom surface, a side wall, and an open end; a porous foam insert disposed within the container, the porous foam insert comprising a central region. A plug is positioned within the central region, the plug sized and shaped to fit within a lumen of the female Luer fitting, and a liquid disinfectant is in the container and absorbed within the porous foam insert. A sealing web covering the open end of the container. A method of disinfecting a female Luer fitting is also provided.
Claims25
A female Luer fitting disinfection device configured to disinfect a female Luer fitting of a medical device, the female Luer fitting disinfection device comprising:
- a container comprising a bottom surface, a side wall, and an open end;
- a porous foam insert disposed within the container, the porous foam insert comprising a central region;
- a plug positioned within the central region, the plug sized and shaped to fit within a lumen of the female Luer fitting;
- a liquid disinfectant in the container and absorbed within the porous foam insert;
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- a sealing web covering the open end of the container.
A method of disinfecting a female Luer fitting, the method comprising:
- inserting the female Luer fitting having a lumen into a container including a porous foam insert;
- sealing the lumen with a plug located in the container to prevent fluid ingress into the lumen;
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- pressing the female Luer fitting against the porous foam insert and rotating the container with respect to the female Luer fitting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.