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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
May. 19, 2005
Gregory T. Davis, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Lawrence G. Ponsi, Wheeling, IL (US);
Jeffrey B. Steffens, Cary, IL (US);
Paul H. Hanifl, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Gregory T. Davis, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Lawrence G. Ponsi, Wheeling, IL (US);
Jeffrey B. Steffens, Cary, IL (US);
Paul H. Hanifl, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Sage Products, Inc., Cary, IL (US);
Abstract
A device for automatically disinfecting a portion of a medical implement, such as a needless hub or injection port. The device includes a body shaped to engage the medical implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed. A disinfectant pad is mounted on the body to permit displacement of the pad relative to the body and is biased such that when the pad is displaced from a rest position, the pad is urged toward the portion to be disinfected to contact and disinfect it.