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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2015
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Pierre DuPont, Wellesley, MA (US);
Asghar Ataollahi, Brookline, MA (US);
John Kheir, Boston, MA (US);
Sarah Ward Goldberg, Brookline, MA (US);
Brian D. Polizzotti, Swampscott, MA (US);
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for cleaning a central venous catheter port are disclosed. An apparatus includes a body, a coupling configured to connect the body to the hub, a cleaning cap coupled to the body, and an actuator disposed within the body for rotating and translating the cap relative to the hub. The cleaning cap includes a cap body defining a cavity and a cleaning member disposed within the cavity, the cleaning member having threads that engage with the threads on the hub.