Needleless connector and access port disinfection cleaner and antimicrobial protection cap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10842985-B2
Application number	US-201615216307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2016
Priority date	Feb 13, 2013
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

A protective cap having a first cap and a second cap that are removably coupled together for use in short-term and long-term antimicrobial treatment of needleless connectors and access ports of an infusion system. The instant invention further provides a protective cap having a first cap and a second cap that each coupled to a different surface of a component of an infusion system, such as a syringe. The instant invention further provides a strip containing a plurality of disposable protective caps.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for antiseptically maintaining a patient fluid line access valve, the device comprising:
a first cap comprising a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the first cap comprises a first opening having a first pad disposed therein, and the proximal end comprises a post having a solid cross-section and extending outwardly from the proximal end, the solid cross-section comprising a coupling feature; and
a second cap comprising a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the second cap comprises a second receptacle having a second pad disposed therein, wherein the second receptacle comprises a compatible coupling feature in fluid communication with the second pad and configured to receive the coupling feature on the solid cross-section of the post of the first cap to form a fluid tight seal.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first cap comprises a removable lid that covers the first opening.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the removable lid comprises at least one of a foil lidding material and a polymer lidding material.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first opening is configured to receive an access portion of a patient fluid line access valve.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the first opening includes a set of threads that is configured to receive a compatible set of threads on the access portion of the patient fluid line access valve.

6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a syringe having a first end comprising a spout and a second end comprising a base of a plunger, wherein the base of the plunger includes a circular groove that receives the distal end of the second cap to thereby couple the second cap to the plunger.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a first antimicrobial solution applied to the first pad and a second antimicrobial solution applied to the second pad.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the first antimicrobial solution comprises a wet solution selected from at least one of a first antimicrobial agent from approximately 0.01% to approximately 10.0% (v/v), and an alcohol from approximately 50% to approximately 99.99% (v/v), wherein the second antimicrobial solution comprises a dry antimicrobial coating comprising a second antimicrobial agent.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the first and second antimicrobial agents are selected from the group consisting of chlorhexidine acetate, chlorhexidine gluconate, PVP-I, Triclosan, PCMX, BEC, BAC, antibiotic, Octinidine, and suitable salts thereof.

10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the first antimicrobial solution comprises a wet, water-based solution, comprising:
a first antimicrobial agent from approximately 0.01% to approximately 10.0% (v/v);
an alcohol solvent from approximately 1% to approximately 10% (v/v); and
water from approximately 90% to approximately 99% (v/v); and
wherein the second antimicrobial solution comprises a dry antimicrobial coating comprising a second antimicrobial agent.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the first and second antimicrobial agents are selected from the group consisting of chlorhexidine acetate, chlorhexidine gluconate, PVP-I, Triclosan, PCMX, BEC, BAC, antibiotic, Octinidine, and suitable salts thereof.

12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first pad comprises a central, cylindrical cutout configured to compress to provide a central cavity in response to a device being inserted into the first opening, wherein the central cylindrical cutout does not provide the central cavity when the first pad is uncompressed.

Assignees

• Becton Dickinson Co

Inventors

• Burkholz Jonathan Karl

Classifications

• A61M39/162 Primary

  with antiseptic agent incorporated within the connector · CPC title

• A61M5/001

  Apparatus specially adapted for cleaning or sterilising syringes or needles · CPC title

• A61M39/20

  Closure caps or plugs for connectors or open ends of tubes · CPC title

• A61M39/16

  having provision for disinfection or sterilisation {(A61M39/143 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A61M5/31

  Details · CPC title