Antiseptic Cap

• US 20130035667A1
• Filed: 10/11/2012
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Excelsior Medical Corporation (ICU Medical Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Excelsior Medical Corporation (ICU Medical Incorporated)
• Inventors: Anderson, William, Wilson, Mark, Colquitt, Larry, Henniger, Gary
• Granted Patent: US 9,707,349 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/533
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3104 Caps for syringes without needle
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/31506 formed as a single piece, e.g. moulded
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/1033 Swivel nut connectors, e.g. threaded connectors, bayonet-connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/02 Access sites
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/16 having provision for disinfection or sterilisation A61M39/143 takes precedence; methods or apparatus for disinfection or sterilisation A61L2/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/162 with antiseptic agent incorporated within the connector
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/20 Closure caps or plugs for connectors or open ends of tubes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/002 Packages specially adapted therefor, e.g. for syringes or needles, kits for diabetics needle protection, e.g. caps, A61M5/3202; for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3135 characterised by constructional features of the proximal end
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3137 Specially designed finger grip means, e.g. for easy manipulation of the syringe rod
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31511 Piston or piston-rod constructions, e.g. connection of piston with piston-rod A61M5/5066 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/347 rotatable, e.g. bayonet or screw A61M5/344 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention provides an antiseptic cap for use with an access site having a housing with a wall defining a chamber, the wall having a set of threads on an inner surface of the wall; and an access site contacting surface associated with the housing having an antiseptic substance for contacting a surface of the access site. The present invention also provides an antiseptic cap equipped plunger assembly wherein an antiseptic cap is retained within a housing of the plunger.

Claims

1. An antiseptic cap for use with an access site comprising:

a housing having a generally cylindrical side wall defining a chamber having an open upper end and an end wall closing the opposite end, the housing having a substantially flat outer bottom surface, the generally cylindrical side wall having a set of threads on an inner surface of the generally cylindrical side wall and on an external surface of the generally cylindrical side wall a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs extend radially outward from and axially along the generally cylindrical side wall; and

an access site contacting surface associated with the housing having an antiseptic substance for contacting a distal surface of the access site.

2. The cap of claim 1 wherein the access site contacting surface is an absorbent material positioned within the chamber.

3. The cap of claim 2 wherein the antiseptic substance is a liquid and the liquid is releasably retained within the absorbent material.

4. The cap of claim 1 wherein the antiseptic substance is a coating on a portion of the wall.

5. The cap of claim 4 further comprising an axially extending access post having a portion within the chamber and having an exterior surface coated with the antiseptic material.

6. An antiseptic cap for use with an access site comprising:

a housing having a generally cylindrical side wall defining a chamber having an open upper end and an end wall closing the opposite end, the housing having a substantially flat outer bottom surface, the generally cylindrical side wall extending from the bottom surface to the open upper end, the generally cylindrical side wall having a set of threads on an inner surface of the generally cylindrical side wall extending from the open upper end, and on an external surface of the generally cylindrical side wall a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs extend radially outward from and axially along the outermost peripheral surface of the generally cylindrical side wall at regular intervals about the entire cylindrical side wall; and

an access site contacting surface associated with the housing having an antiseptic substance for contacting a distal surface of the access site.

7. The cap of claim 6 wherein the access site contacting surface is an absorbent material positioned within the chamber against the end wall.