Patent ID: 11944776
Assignee: ICU MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A cap for a medical connector, the cap comprising:
a body having a closed proximal end and an open distal end;
an interior volume within the body;
an elongate member extending from the proximal end of the body axially through at least a portion of the interior volume, the elongate member comprising a dry antimicrobial on a surface thereof;
threads for securing the cap to a medical connector;
a porous element in the interior volume within the body, wherein the porous element is not saturated with an antimicrobial before use; and
a radially inwardly facing sealing surface on the cap, the inwardly facing sealing surface located distal to the threads and providing a liquid-tight seal between the cap and the medical connector when the cap is installed on the medical connector;
wherein the porous element is substantially free of an antimicrobial before use.