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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Neomed, Inc., Woodstock, GA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin M. Davis, Woodstock, GA (US);
Aaron N. Ingram, Canton, GA (US);
Assignee:
NeoMed, Inc., Woodstock, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.01); B08B 1/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01); B08B 9/027 (2006.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A46B 9/02 (2013.01); A61J 15/0026 (2013.01); B08B 1/002 (2013.01); B08B 1/003 (2013.01); B08B 1/006 (2013.01); B08B 9/027 (2013.01); A46B 2200/3006 (2013.01); A46B 2200/3013 (2013.01); A46B 2200/3073 (2013.01); A61L 2202/17 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); A61M 5/001 (2013.01); A61M 39/16 (2013.01); A61M 2209/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning swab device and method for cleaning a fluid coupling or connector. The device includes a generally elongate cylindrical tubular swab body, and a channel formed at an end thereof to define at least one cleaning finger for insertion into a housing and/or port of the connector to remove residual fluids, clean and disinfect the connector. The cleaning device optionally further includes a guide stem or plunger configured to extend through the tubular body of the swab, having a plug at one end for sealing debris out of a lumen of the connector during cleaning.