Cleaner for Medical Device
First Claim
1. A cleaner device for cleaning an end portion of a medical device, comprising:
- a housing having an open first end and a closed second end and a device-receiving cavity therein extending from the open first end toward the closed second end; and
a first scrubber component affixed to the cup-shaped housing at the closed second end and within the cavity, the scrubber component being of compressible material capable of containing antimicrobial fluid and including an array of compressible fingers co-extending at least toward the open first end, whereby the fingers are engaged and compressed by an end portion of the medical device upon its insertion into the cavity so that the fingers scrub the adjacent surface portions of the device end portion and that antimicrobial fluid imbued in the scrubber component sanitizes the device end portion; and
a second scrubber component affixed to the cup-shaped housing adjacent the open first end and axially along a substantial length of the interior side walls of the housing, the second scrubber defining an array of flexible projections along the length and extending radially inwardly to be engaged by exterior surfaces of an end portion of the medical device upon its insertion into the device-receiving cavity, for scrubbing the exterior device surfaces adjacent to the flexible projections when the device is manipulated within the cavity.
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Abstract
A cleaner assembly (10) for cleaning a medical device such as a luer connector. The assembly includes a cup-shaped housing (12) having a cavity (18) extending from an open first end (14) to a closed second end (16), and a first scrubber (22) affixed at the bottom and along side surfaces of the cavity (18) and saturated with antimicrobial fluid. The first scrubber (22) includes compressible fingers (26) co-extending toward the open first end (14) engageable by the medical device end portion inserted into the cavity whereupon the fingers (26) scrub the exterior and interior surfaces of the end of the device and applying the antimicrobial fluid thereto by being compressed by the device end. A second scrubber (30,30′) is affixed to cavity side walls (32) adjacent the open first end and has flexible projections (34 or 36) extending radially inwardly to scrub exterior surfaces of the device upon insertion.
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Citations
45 Claims
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1. A cleaner device for cleaning an end portion of a medical device, comprising:
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a housing having an open first end and a closed second end and a device-receiving cavity therein extending from the open first end toward the closed second end; and a first scrubber component affixed to the cup-shaped housing at the closed second end and within the cavity, the scrubber component being of compressible material capable of containing antimicrobial fluid and including an array of compressible fingers co-extending at least toward the open first end, whereby the fingers are engaged and compressed by an end portion of the medical device upon its insertion into the cavity so that the fingers scrub the adjacent surface portions of the device end portion and that antimicrobial fluid imbued in the scrubber component sanitizes the device end portion; and a second scrubber component affixed to the cup-shaped housing adjacent the open first end and axially along a substantial length of the interior side walls of the housing, the second scrubber defining an array of flexible projections along the length and extending radially inwardly to be engaged by exterior surfaces of an end portion of the medical device upon its insertion into the device-receiving cavity, for scrubbing the exterior device surfaces adjacent to the flexible projections when the device is manipulated within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A cleaner device for cleaning an end portion of a medical device, comprising:
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a housing having an open first end and a closed second end and a device-receiving cavity therein extending from the open first end toward the closed second end; and at least a scrubber component affixed to the housing at least adjacent the open first end and axially along a substantial length of the interior side walls of the housing, the scrubber component defining an array of flexible projections along the length and extending radially inwardly to be engaged by exterior surfaces of an end portion of the medical device upon its insertion into the device-receiving cavity, for scrubbing the exterior device surfaces adjacent to the flexible projections when the device is manipulated within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A scrubber component for a cleaner assembly for cleaning a medical device, the assembly including a housing defining a device-receiving cavity thereinto, comprising:
an integral member of elastomeric material, the member defining an array of flexible projections extending from a first surface thereof such that, when the integral member is affixed along interior side walls of the housing defining a device-receiving cavity, the flexible projections extend radially inwardly to engage adjacent exterior surfaces of a medical device inserted into the device-receiving cavity, for scrubbing the exterior surfaces when the medical device is manipulated within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A cleaner device for cleaning an end portion of a medical device, comprising:
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a housing having an open first end and a closed second end and a device-receiving cavity therein extending from the open first end toward the closed second end; and a scrubber component affixed to the housing at the closed second end and within the cavity, the scrubber component being of easily compressible material saturatable with antimicrobial fluid and including an array of compressible fingers co-extending at least toward the open first end, whereby the fingers are engaged and compressed by an end portion of the medical device upon its insertion into the cavity so that the fingers scrub the adjacent surface portions of the device end portion and that antimicrobial fluid imbued in the scrubber component sanitizes the device end portion. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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Specification