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Disinfecting caps and systems and associated methods

A positive cap, positive technology, applied in the direction of devices introduced into the body, other medical devices, etc., can solve problems such as unsatisfactory results of dipping catheters

Active Publication Date: 2012-09-19
MERIT MEDICAL SYST INC
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However, impregnated catheters provide less than satisfactory results

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[0089] Disclosed herein are caps that can be used to protect and / or sterilize medical connectors. Systems and methods involving such caps are also disclosed. An example of a medical connector that may use the caps disclosed herein is an intravascular connector associated with a fluid pathway, such as an IV line. Typically, fluid pathways are used to intermittently administer medications to patients. For example, a fluid pathway that communicates fluid with a patient's bloodstream may have one or more connectors associated therewith. Each fluid path connector is connectable to other connectors, such as a connector associated with a central line. In this situation, medical connectors such as luer lock connectors are connected and disconnected many times and may remain disconnected for minutes or hours. Medical connector caps are used to cover and protect various medical connectors when the connectors are separated from each other. When the medical connectors are separated fr...

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Caps can be used to cover and disinfect a male protrusion portion of a medical connector. Some caps can create a seal with the male protrusion to prevent antiseptic from entering a lumen the protrusion. A biasing element can aid in creating or maintaining the seal.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to caps for medical connectors and more particularly to caps usable to protect the sterility of unconnected medical connectors, such as those usable in fluid flow or in fluid delivery systems connector. Certain embodiments relate to caps for medical connectors that include an elongated male portion. Background technique [0002] Bloodstream infections, such as those that can be caused by microorganisms that enter a patient via an intravascular catheter, are a significant cause of disease and excessive medical costs. A large number of these infections occur each year in US intensive care units. Additionally, most such infections result in death. [0003] Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe various ways to limit bloodstream infections in hospital, outpatient, and home care settings. Guidelines address issues such as hand hygiene, catheter site care, and admixture preparation...

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IPC IPC(8): A61M5/14
CPCA61M39/20A61M39/162
Inventor 唐纳德·D·所罗门马克·F·弗格森罗伯特·希契科克史蒂文·班迪斯詹姆斯·梅塞迈克尔·豪利特
Owner MERIT MEDICAL SYST INC