Patent ID: 11911586
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
a strip; and
a plurality of disinfection caps attached to said strip, each of said disinfection caps comprising:
a housing comprising a closed top, an essentially cylindrical sidewall, and an open bottom formed by said sidewall with an opening to an inner cavity within said housing for receiving a tip including a mating feature of a needleless connector;
a disinfection sponge configured within said inner cavity; and
a removable cover sealing said opening to said inner cavity to seal said sponge within said inner cavity prior to use of said cap,
wherein said inner cavity comprises at least one cap thread on an inner sidewall surface of said sidewall,
said cap thread being sufficient to interlock with said mating feature of said needleless connector,
said cap thread does not correspond to said mating feature of said needleless connector, and
when said cap thread interlocks with said mating feature of said needleless connector, at least one venting path is formed between a surface of said cap thread and a surface of said mating feature of said needless connector from said inner cavity to outside of said housing.