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Injection site information cap

  • US 10,143,830 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2013
  • Issued: 12/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cap comprising:

  • a first end and an opposite second end;

    a first engagement portion on the first end of the cap configured to removably couple to and cover a first injection port of a first injection site including a first fluid pathway extending from a first inlet at a distal end of the first fluid pathway at the first injection port to a first outlet at a proximal end of the first fluid pathway opposite the distal end of the first fluid pathway;

    at least one first information element on an outer surface of the first engagement portion of the cap positioned to be automatically sensed by at least one first sensor of the first injection site when the first engagement portion is coupled to or is being coupled to the first injection port;

    a second engagement portion on the opposite second end of the cap configured to couple to and cover a second injection port of a second injection site including a second fluid pathway extending from a second inlet at a distal end of the second fluid pathway at the second injection port to a second outlet at a proximal end of the second fluid pathway opposite the distal end of the second fluid pathway;

    at least one second information element on an outer surface of the second engagement portion of the cap positioned to be automatically sensed by at least one second sensor of the second injection site when the second engagement portion is coupled to or is being coupled to the second injection port; and

    a disinfectant to disinfect at least one of (i) the first injection port upon the coupling of the first engagement portion with the first injection port and (ii) the second injection port upon the coupling of the second engagement portion with the second injection port, wherein one or more of the at least one first information element and the at least one second information element comprises at least one of the following;

    a near field communication (NFC) tag, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, at least one bar code, or any combination thereof, that encapsulates data characterizing a disinfection state of the injection port.

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