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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2020
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Edward P. Browka, Sherrill, NY (US);
Chang Jiang, Butler, NJ (US);
Amir Harandi, Bloomingdale, NJ (US);
Tom Moskal, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Jiayu Liu, Bloomingdale, NJ (US);
Narasinha C. Parasnis, Nanuet, NY (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A disinfection cap is described for connection to a medical connector, the disinfection cap includes a housing having a top wall and sidewall forming a cavity, disinfectant or antimicrobial agent and a ball disposed within the cavity. An outer surface of the housing includes a thread sufficient to interlock with a mating feature of a threaded connector, or more specifically a male luer connector. The cap may also include a peelable seal to prevent the disinfectant or the antimicrobial agent from exiting the cavity. The cavity of the cap may also include one or more ribs disposed on the inner surface of the cavity to retain the ball in the cavity, forming a flow channel as the ball is depressed further into the cavity. An exterior sidewall surface of the housing may include a plurality of grip members.