Male medical implement cleaning device
US9999471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M39/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device for a medical implement having a male protrusion. The cleaning device including a housing defining an inner cavity by and having an inner wall that encloses the inner cavity and an opening. The inner wall has a recess near the opening to the housing. The recess has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the opening. The cap further includes a movable piston having a forward end and rearward end surrounded by a flexible flange that extends outward to abut the inner wall near the recess of the housing. The rearward end of the movable piston configured to contact couple with a distal end of the male protrusion to move the piston toward a distal end of the housing opposite the opening of the housing to provide a portion of the cleaning solution to the male protrusion.
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