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Cleaning and Disinfection Swabbing Device for Needle-Free Intravenous (IV) Connectors

  • US 20090028750A1
  • Filed: 07/23/2007
  • Published: 01/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A cleaning and disinfection swabbing device for a needle-free intravenous connector having a septum area and external threads, said swabbing device consisting essentially of:

  • a) a cap having a U-shaped cross-section, a side wall, an end wall, and defining a cavity;

    b) an absorbent material affixed in said cap on the side wall and the end wall and defining an inner diameter of about 0.275 inches, wherein said absorbent material is shaped for simultaneous contact with the external thread profile and the septum of the standard needle-free intravenous connector;

    c) a disinfectant agent in said absorbent material; and

    d) a removable hermetic seal covering said cavity of said cap.

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