Patent ID: 11857753
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A disinfection tip comprising:
a substantially cylindrical outer housing, the outer housing having an outer wall, a distal wall, and an open proximal surface;
a cavity defined by an aperture extending from the open proximal surface to the distal wall, the distal wall having an opening defining an inner rim and an inner wall;
a substantially cylindrical inner housing extending from the inner rim in a proximal direction at least partially a length of the outer housing, the inner housing having an inner proximal surface, an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, the inner sidewall abuts a tapered tip of a luer connector creating a liquid tight seal when the disinfection tip is disposed at least partially within the luer connector;
a distal chamber defined by the outer sidewall of the inner housing, the inner wall and the distal wall of the outer housing, the distal chamber being in fluid communication with the cavity, the distal chamber retaining a disinfectant or antimicrobial agent when the disinfection tip is at least partially disposed within an outer wall of the luer connector of the luer connector; and
at least one jet orifice radially disposed on the inner rim, the jet orifice having an inlet, an outlet and a channel extending from the inlet to the outlet.