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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventors:
Mahender Avula, Sandy, UT (US);
Kenneth Sykes, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Richard P. Jenkins, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61M 39/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/165 (2013.01); A61M 39/162 (2013.01); A61M 39/18 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices used to disinfect and maintain sterility of a medical valve connector are disclosed. The devices may comprise an insert that is configured to dispense disinfecting solution when the device is coupled to the medical valve connector. Insert grooves are configured to collapse sequentially as the insert is compressed by the medical valve connector.