Cleaning device for male end of intraveneous set
US8832894B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B1/14
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device includes a cap having an opening and that defines an inner cavity, and a channel that extends from a bottom of the inner cavity to a bottom of the cap. A plunger includes a domed top surface, a shoulder, and a rod member. The plunger moves toward the bottom of the cap as the domed top surface is contacted by a male protrusion of a male medical implement, to push the rod member and piercing end further into the channel. The crush ribs contact an inner surface of the channel to inhibit reverse movement of the plunger. A cleaning material contains a cleaning agent and is positioned around the rod member and compressed between the bottom of the inner cavity and the shoulder of the plunger to release the cleaning agent around the shoulder to contact the male protrusion.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.