Medical component scrubbing device with detachable cap

• US 9,192,449 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2014
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Kerr, Marshall, Hemink, David C., Jho, Jiaye Z., Vaillancourt, Michael J., Trebella, Matthew R.
• Primary Examiner(s): KARLS, SHAY LYNN
• Application Number:
  US14/472,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20140366914A1
• Time in Patent Office: 452 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/122 using cleaning tools, e.g. brushes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/70 Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/18 Liquid substances or solutions comprising solids or dissolved gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/235 cellular, porous or foamed
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/26 Accessories or devices or components used for biocidal treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/24 Medical instruments, e.g. endoscopes, catheters, sharps
• 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 39/165 Shrouds or protectors for aseptically enclosing the connector
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/20 Closure caps or plugs for connectors or open ends of tubes
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 1/00 Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto B08B9/00
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/10 with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity or by vibration
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/021 Cleaning pipe ends or pipe fittings, e.g. before soldering grinding tube ends B24B9/007
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/48 Medical, disinfecting agents, disinfecting, antibacterial, germicidal or antimicrobial compositions

Abstract

The microbial scrub brush in one embodiment employs an insert that is impregnated with an anti-bacterial disinfectant and that is housed within a housing of alcohol-compatible material and sealed over by a removable lid. The insert is maintained in sterile condition until ready for use. After removal of the lid, the insert is moved over the end of a female luer or other portion of a medical device and rotated in order to clean the exterior surface as well as the interior luminal surface of the device. In one embodiment, the scrub brush integrally includes both a cleansing portion with a cleansing insert to cleanse a part of a medical device and a protection portion with a cover component to cover and protect the cleansed medical device part from subsequent contamination. The cleansing insert includes a plurality of compliant fingers to ensure adequate cleansing of the medical device part.

Claims

1. A scrubbing device for cleansing a part of a medical device, comprising:

a cleansing portion including;

a cleansing insert including a plurality of fingers; and

a cleansing solution included with the cleansing insert to enable the part of the medical device to be cleansed by the fingers; and

a protection portion including;

a cover component removably retained by the protection portion, the cover component for detaching from the protection portion and attaching to the medical device to cover at least a portion of the part cleansed by the cleansing portion.

2. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the cover component protects the cleansed part from contamination after cleansing.

3. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the cover component is removably retained within a receptacle defined by the protection portion.

4. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 3, wherein the cover component is retained within the receptacle by one of a protuberance, an adhesive, and a friction fit.

5. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the cover component includes a cap.

6. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 5, wherein the cap includes a cavity for receiving therein the cleansed part.

7. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 6, wherein the cap cavity includes threads to enable the cap to threadably engage with the cleansed part, the cleansed part including threads.

8. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the cleansing portion and the protection portion are disposed in an end-to-end arrangement with respect to one another.

9. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the cleansing portion and the protection portion are rotatable with respect to one another.

10. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the cleansing insert is disposed within a receptacle defined by the cleansing portion.

11. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the cleansing insert includes polypropylene foam.

12. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the cleansing solution includes at least one of chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine diacetate, and isopropyl alcohol.

13. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the part of the medical device to be cleansed is an end part of the medical device.

14. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 13, wherein the end part of the medical device includes a luer-type connector.

15. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 14, wherein the luer-type connector is included on a catheter.

16. A method for cleansing and protecting a part of a medical device using a scrubbing device, the method comprising:

cleansing the medical device part with a cleansing insert included on a cleansing portion of the scrubbing device, the cleansing insert including a plurality of fingers; and

attaching a cover component to the medical device so as to cover the cleansed part of the medical device, the cover component initially and removably retained by a protection portion of the scrubbing device.

17. The method for cleansing as defined in claim 16, wherein cleansing the medical device part includes cleansing a connector of a catheter.

18. The method for cleansing as defined in claim 16, wherein attaching the cover component includes attaching a cap to the cleansed part of the medical device.

19. The method for cleansing as defined in claim 16, wherein attaching the cover component includes threadably attaching the cover component to a threaded connector of the medical device.

20. A scrubbing device for cleansing a part of a medical device, comprising:

a holder including a cleansing portion and a protection portion disposed end-to-end with one another, the cleansing portion defining a cleansing receptacle and including;

a cleansing insert disposed in the cleansing receptacle and including a plurality of compliant fingers; and

a cleansing solution included with the cleansing insert to enable the part of the medical device to be cleansed by the fingers; and

wherein the protection portion defines a protection receptacle and includes;

a cap removably retained by the protection receptacle, the cap for detaching from the protection portion and attaching to the medical device to cover the medical device part after cleansing by the cleansing insert.

21. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 20, wherein the medical device part and the cap are threaded to enable threaded engagement therebetween.

22. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 21, wherein the cleansing portion and the protection portion are integrally formed with one another.

23. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 22, wherein the cleansing insert includes polypropylene foam and wherein the cleansing solution includes at least one of chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine diacetate, and isopropyl alcohol.

24. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 23, wherein the medical device part to be cleansed is a luer-type connector included on a catheter.

25. The scrubbing device as defined in claim 24, wherein the protection receptacle includes a protuberance to removably retain the cap within the protection receptacle.