Medical implement cleaning device
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1. A cleaning device for a medical implement, the cleaning device comprising:
- a cap having an opening to an inner cavity, the opening for receiving a site of the medical implement;
one or more protrusions extending inwardly at least partially around an inside surface of the cap near a periphery of the opening to the inner cavity, the one or more protrusions to engage an outer surface of the site of the medical implement to maintain the cap on the site of the medical implement;
a cleaning agent that occupies at least some of the inner cavity, the cleaning agent being formulated to clean the site when the opening of the cap receives the site of the medical implement;
at least one aperture to the inner cavity to allow venting from the inner cavity when the opening of the cap receives the site of the medical implement; and
a removable seal that covers the opening to maintain the cleaning agent within the inner cavity prior to receipt of the site of the medical implement.
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Abstract
A cleaning device for a medical implement is disclosed. The cleaning device includes a cap having an opening to an inner cavity, the opening being adapted to receive a site of the medical implement. The cleaning device further includes a compressible cleaning material that contains a cleaning agent prior to receipt of the site of the medical implement, i.e. the cleaning material is pre-loaded with the cleaning agent. The compressible cleaning material is at least partially secured in the inner cavity and adapted to swab and clean the site with the cleaning agent.
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1. A cleaning device for a medical implement, the cleaning device comprising:
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a cap having an opening to an inner cavity, the opening for receiving a site of the medical implement; one or more protrusions extending inwardly at least partially around an inside surface of the cap near a periphery of the opening to the inner cavity, the one or more protrusions to engage an outer surface of the site of the medical implement to maintain the cap on the site of the medical implement; a cleaning agent that occupies at least some of the inner cavity, the cleaning agent being formulated to clean the site when the opening of the cap receives the site of the medical implement; at least one aperture to the inner cavity to allow venting from the inner cavity when the opening of the cap receives the site of the medical implement; and a removable seal that covers the opening to maintain the cleaning agent within the inner cavity prior to receipt of the site of the medical implement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cleaning device for a medical implement having a threaded access port, the cleaning device comprising:
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a cap having an inner cavity for receiving the threaded access port of the medical implement; a protrusion extending inwardly at least partially around an inside surface of the cap near a periphery of the opening to the inner cavity, the protrusion to engage at least a portion of the threaded access port of the medical implement to maintain the cap on the medical implement; a cleaning agent that occupies at least some of the inner cavity, the cleaning agent being formulated to clean the threaded access port when the opening of the cap receives the threaded access port of the medical implement; at least one aperture to the inner cavity to allow venting from the inner cavity when the inner cavity receives the threaded access port of the medical implement; and a removable seal that covers the opening to maintain the cleaning agent within the inner cavity prior to receipt of the site of the medical implement. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for cleaning a threaded access port of a medical implement, the method comprising:
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providing a cleaning device comprising a cap having an inner cavity for receiving the threaded access port, a protrusion extending inwardly at least partially around an inside surface of the cap near a periphery of the opening to the inner cavity to engage at least a portion of the threaded access port, a cleaning agent that occupies at least some of the inner cavity and being formulated to clean the threaded access port when the opening of the cap receives the threaded access port, at least one aperture to the inner cavity to allow venting from the inner cavity when the inner cavity receives the threaded access port, and a seal that covers the opening to maintain the cleaning agent within the inner cavity prior to receipt of the site of the medical implement; removing the seal to expose the opening to the threaded access port; and placing the cap on the threaded access port to contact the threaded access port with the cleaning agent. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A cleaning system for a plurality of medical implements, the cleaning system comprising:
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a strip of sealing material; and a plurality of cleaning devices removably attached to the strip of sealing material, each cleaning device being attached such that the sealing material encloses an inner cavity to each cleaning device, each inner cavity having an opening for receiving a site of one of the plurality of medical implements upon removal from the strip of sealing material, each cleaning device further comprising; one or more protrusions extending inwardly at least partially around an inside surface of the cap near a periphery of the opening to the inner cavity, the one or more protrusions to engage an outer surface of the site of one of the plurality of medical implements to maintain the cap on the site of one of the plurality of medical implements; a cleaning agent that occupies at least some of the inner cavity, the cleaning agent being formulated to clean the site when the opening of the cap receives the site of one of the plurality of medical implements; and at least one aperture to the inner cavity to allow venting from the inner cavity when the opening of the cap receives the site of one of the plurality of medical implements. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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