Needleless hub disinfection device

• US 7,931,877 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Issued: 04/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sage Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sage Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Davis, Gregory T., Steffens, Jeffrey B., Hanifl, Paul H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Warden; Jill
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chorbaji; Monzer R
• Application Number:
  US11/877,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20080095680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,281 Days
• Field of Search: 422/1, 422/28, 422/292, 422/302, 134/22.1, 134/22.11, 134/22.13, 134/22.17, 134/25.4, 134/166.R, 134/168.C, 134/167.C, 604/905, 604/164.04, 604/199
• US Class Current: 422/292
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/18 Liquid substances or solutions comprising solids or dissolved gases
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 604/905 Aseptic connectors or couplings, e.g. frangible, piercable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/3902 Polyimide sheet or film

Abstract

A device for disinfecting a portion of an implement such as a needleless hub or injection port. The device includes a body shaped to engage the implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed. A disinfectant area is located on the body so as to permit pivotal displacement of the area relative to the body such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and the disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected.

Claims

1. A device for disinfecting a portion of an implement comprising:

a. a body shaped to engage the implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;

b. a disinfectant area associated with said body,

c. a mounting for said disinfectant area to permit displacement of said disinfectant area relative to said body, such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and said disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected, and

d. including a cap pivotally connected to said body, said disinfectant area being located in said cap, said cap being biased in a closed orientation, said cap including a reservoir having an orifice, and including a wick in said reservoir leading into said orifice, said disinfectant area being located proximate and in communication with said orifice, said disinfectant area being located on a film mounted about said orifice, said wick extending through said orifice to a second orifice in said film, said second orifice communicating with said disinfectant area.

2. The device according to claim 1, in which said body includes a threaded portion shaped to engage a threaded portion of the medical implement.

3. The device according to claim 1, in which said disinfectant area is located about said orifice.

4. The device according to claim 3 in which said disinfectant area comprising a pad secured with an adhesive.

5. The device according to claim 4, including fluid communication through said adhesive to said pad.

6. A device for disinfecting a portion of a medical implement, comprising:

a. a body shaped to engage the medical implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;

b. a cap having a pivotal connection to said body, said cap including a fluid reservoir having at least one orifice,

c. a disinfectant area in said cap located proximate and in communication with said orifice, said disinfectant area being located on a film mounted about said orifice, and including a wick which extends through said orifice to a second orifice in said film, said second orifice communicating with said disinfectant area, and

d. said pivotal connection comprising a hinge formed to permit pivotal displacement of said cap relative to said body, such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and said disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected.

7. The device according to claim 6, in which said disinfectant area is located about said orifice.

8. The device according to claim 7, in which said disinfectant area is secured with an adhesive.

9. A device for disinfecting a portion of an implement comprising:

a. a body shaped to engage the implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;

b. a disinfectant area associated with said body,

c. a mounting for said disinfectant area to permit displacement of said disinfectant area relative to said body, such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and said disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected, and

d. a cap pivotally connected to said body, said disinfectant area being located in said cap, said cap including a reservoir having an orifice, and including a wick in said reservoir leading into said orifice, said disinfectant area being located proximate and in communication with said orifice, said wick extending through said orifice to a second orifice in said disinfectant area, said second orifice communicating with said disinfectant area.

10. The device according to claim 9, in which said body includes a threaded portion shaped to engage a threaded portion of the medical implement.

11. The device according to claim 9, in which said cap is biased in a closed orientation.

12. The device according to claim 9, in which said disinfectant area is located on a film mounted about said orifice.

13. The device according to claim 9, in which said disinfectant area is located about said orifice.

14. The device according to claim 13 in which said disinfectant area comprising a pad secured with an adhesive.

15. The device according to claim 14, including fluid communication through said adhesive to said pad.

16. A device for disinfecting a portion of a medical implement, comprising:

a. a body shaped to engage the medical implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed;

b. a cap having a pivotal connection to said body, said cap including a fluid reservoir having at least one orifice, and

c. a disinfectant area in said cap located proximate and in communication with said orifice, said disinfectant area being located on a film mounted about said orifice, and including a wick which extends through said orifice to a second orifice in said film, said second orifice communicating with said disinfectant area.

17. The device according to claim 16, in which said pivotal connection comprises a hinge formed to permit pivotal displacement of said cap relative to said body, such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and said disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected.

18. The device according to claim 16, in which said disinfectant area is located about said orifice.

19. The device according to claim 18, in which said disinfectant area is secured with an adhesive.