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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2005
J. Daniel Raulerson, Brewton, AL (US);
Timothy Schweikert, Levittown, PA (US);
William Shaun Wall, North Wales, PA (US);
Mark S. Fisher, Sellersville, PA (US);
J. Daniel Raulerson, Brewton, AL (US);
Timothy Schweikert, Levittown, PA (US);
William Shaun Wall, North Wales, PA (US);
Mark S. Fisher, Sellersville, PA (US);
Medical Components Inc., Harleysville, PA (US);
Abstract
A luer cleaner () including a generally hollow body () having an open first end (), a closed second end (), and a longitudinal axis extending therethrough between the first end and the second end. The first end () is sized to receive therein a luer connector () proximal end and includes a plurality of bristles () extending generally toward the longitudinal axis sufficiently to engage the outer surfaces of the luer proximal end disposed therein. The second end comprises a compressible reservoir () containing a fluid (), wherein, when the second end is compressed, the fluid is transmitted from the reservoir toward the first end through passageways to wet the luer proximal end. A method for cleaning luer connectors is also disclosed.