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Disinfecting caps for medical male luer connectors

US8328767B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignees

Catheter Connections, Inc. · US
University of Utah Research Foundation · US

Inventors

Donald D. Solomon · Bainbridge, US
F. Mark Ferguson · Salt Lake City, US
Robert Hitchcock · Sandy, US
Steven Bandis · West Jordan, US
James V. Mercer · West Jordan, US
Michael W. Howlett · Salt Lake City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2011
Grant date	Dec 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S604/905
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Caps can be used to cover and disinfect a male protrusion portion of a medical connector. Some caps can create a seal with the male protrusion to prevent antiseptic from entering a lumen the protrusion. A biasing element can aid in creating or maintaining the seal.

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