Needleless connector disinfection devices and methods
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsGene MASON, George MANSOUR, Priya SARAF, Nimish BATRA
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Abstract
Needleless connector disinfecting devices are provided that include a body having a top surface and a bottom surface, a cavity in the body, the cavity configured to receive a needleless connector, a cartridge housing pivotably disposed on the top surface of the body, an activation arm disposed on the cartridge housing, a swab cartridge disposed in the cartridge housing and a disposal chamber disposed in the body, the disposal chamber configured to receive used cleaning swabs. Methods of using needleless connector disinfecting devices are also provided.
Claims18
A needleless connector disinfecting device, comprising:
- a body having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a cavity in the body, the cavity configured to receive a needleless connector;
- a cartridge housing pivotably disposed on the top surface of the body;
- an activation arm disposed on the cartridge housing;
- a swab cartridge disposed in the cartridge housing;
- and
- a disposal chamber disposed in the body, the disposal chamber configured to receive used cleaning swabs.
A method of using a needleless connector disinfecting device, the method comprising:
- pivoting a securing member out from a body of the needleless connector disinfecting device;
- inserting a needleless connector through a connector port in a bottom surface of the body and into a cavity of the body;
- contacting an end portion of the needleless connector with a bottommost cleaning swab in a cartridge housing disposed on a top surface of the body;
- pivoting the securing member into the body to secure the needleless connector within the cavity;
- exerting a force on an activation arm to move the cartridge housing from a non-biased position to a biased position, wherein in the non-biased position the cartridge housing is disposed over a syringe port that is aligned with the connector port and the cavity, and wherein in the biased position the cartridge housing is disposed over a disposal chamber in the body;
- separating the bottommost cleaning swab with a separating blade disposed over the disposal chamber when the cartridge housing is moved into the biased position;
- receiving the separated cleaning swab into the disposal chamber;
- releasing the force on the activation arm;
- moving the cartridge housing from the biased position back to the non-biased position via a spring member;
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- contacting the end portion of the needleless connector with a bottommost cleaning swab in the cartridge housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.