Needleless hub disinfection device
AssigneeSage Products, LLC
InventorsJeffrey B. Steffens, Gregory T. Davis, Paul H. Hanifl
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Abstract
A device for disinfecting a portion of an implement such as a needleless hub or injection port. The device includes a body shaped to engage the implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed. A disinfectant area is located on the body so as to permit pivotal displacement of the area relative to the body such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and the disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected.
Claims19
A device for disinfecting a portion of an implement comprising:
- a. a body shaped to engage the implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;
- b. a disinfectant area associated with said body,
- c. a mounting for said disinfectant area to permit displacement of said disinfectant area relative to said body, such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and said disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected, and
- d. including a cap pivotally connected to said body, said disinfectant area being located in said cap, said cap being biased in a closed orientation, said cap including a reservoir having an orifice, and including a wick in said reservoir leading into said orifice, said disinfectant area being located proximate and in communication with said orifice, said disinfectant area being located on a film mounted about said orifice, said wick extending through said orifice to a second orifice in said film, said second orifice communicating with said disinfectant area.
A device for disinfecting a portion of a medical implement, comprising:
- a. a body shaped to engage the medical implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;
- b. a cap having a pivotal connection to said body, said cap including a fluid reservoir having at least one orifice,
- c. a disinfectant area in said cap located proximate and in communication with said orifice, said disinfectant area being located on a film mounted about said orifice, and including a wick which extends through said orifice to a second orifice in said film, said second orifice communicating with said disinfectant area, and
- d. said pivotal connection comprising a hinge formed to permit pivotal displacement of said cap relative to said body, such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and said disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected.
A device for disinfecting a portion of an implement comprising:
- a. a body shaped to engage the implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;
- b. a disinfectant area associated with said body,
- c. a mounting for said disinfectant area to permit displacement of said disinfectant area relative to said body, such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and said disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected, and
- d. a cap pivotally connected to said body, said disinfectant area being located in said cap, said cap including a reservoir having an orifice, and including a wick in said reservoir leading into said orifice, said disinfectant area being located proximate and in communication with said orifice, said wick extending through said orifice to a second orifice in said disinfectant area, said second orifice communicating with said disinfectant area.
A device for disinfecting a portion of a medical implement, comprising:
- a. a body shaped to engage the medical implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;
- b. a cap having a pivotal connection to said body, said cap including a fluid reservoir having at least one orifice, and
- c. a disinfectant area in said cap located proximate and in communication with said orifice, said disinfectant area being located on a film mounted about said orifice, and including a wick which extends through said orifice to a second orifice in said film, said second orifice communicating with said disinfectant area.
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