Patent ID: 11969571
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A disinfecting cap configured for use for use with a needless IV port, the disinfecting cap comprising an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the upper chamber having an upper cylindrical section, the upper cylindrical section having a top, the top of the upper cylindrical section sealed with a planar surface, the planar surface having an exterior top and an interior bottom, the top of the upper cylindrical section formed with a retaining clip extending radially outward from the top of the upper cylindrical section for connecting to an IV tube, the retaining clip formed in a triangular configuration having a base and a tip, the base adjacent to the top of the upper cylindrical section, a radial slot extending inward from the tip, the slot formed with an enlarged circular opening;
the upper chamber having a lower conical section, the lower conical section forming a funnel, the lower conical section in fluid communication with the lower chamber, the upper chamber being transparent, the upper chamber filled with a tinted disinfecting solution, the tinted disinfecting solution taken from a class of disinfecting solutions including isopropyl alcohol and chlorhexidine;
the lower chamber below and in fluid connection with the upper chamber, the lower chamber being cylindrical, the lower chamber being transparent, the lower chamber having an upper extent and a lower extent, the lower chamber having an annular ridge projecting radially inward in proximity to the lower conical section of the upper chamber, the annular ridge having an interior diameter, the lower chamber having an interior surface, the interior surface of the lower extent of the lower chamber being formed with female threads, the lower extent of the lower chamber adapted to receive a needleless IV connector port, the lower chamber having a lower end, the lower end of the lower chamber being open, a removable seal covering the open end of the lower end of the lower chamber, the lower chamber having an upper edge and a lower edge;
a wicking material is formed as a cylindrical sponge that extends from the bottom of the lower chamber to the top of the upper chamber and has an external diameter equal to the interior diameter of the annular ridge of the lower chamber, the annular ridge holding the lower end of the sponge in place, a secondary retaining ridge extends downward from the interior bottom surface of the top of the upper chamber having a diameter equal to the interior diameter of the annular ridge; and
the removable seal of the lower edge removable for use before removably coupling to the needleless IV connecter port, the lower chamber in fluid connection with the top of the needleless IV connecter port when coupled allowing disinfecting fluid to contact the top of the needleless IV connecter port.