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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2010
Applicant:
Stephen Lewis, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Lewis, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/16 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61M 39/162 (2013.01); A61M 39/165 (2013.01); A61M 2039/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for disinfecting an exposed portion of a female luer connector is disclosed. A male luer connector coupled to a male luer connector cap is provided where the male luer connector cap has a chamber containing a disinfectant and a sealing member for sealing the disinfectant in the chamber. The chamber is at least partly opened and the disinfectant exposed by movement of the sealing member. An exposed surface of a female luer connector is caused to come in contact with the disinfecting fluid in the chamber prior to the female luer connector mating with the male luer connector.