Patent ID: 8252247
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: A61B,A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A contoured sterilizing tool for wiping, sterilizing and conforming to surfaces of a working end-site of a medical device, the contoured sterilizing tool comprising: a resilient sheet including a planar surface; a contoured sterilizing element transposed into the resilient sheet such that the sterilizing element projects away from the planar surface, the sterilizing element defining a cavity comprising an inner surface configured to conform and contour to and contact and to engage an outer surface of the working end-site of the medical device and a raised base portion configured to conform and contour to and contact and to engage an inner surface of the working end-site of the medical device; and wherein the resilient sheet and contoured sterilizing element comprise a single unitary structure formed from a material impregnated entirely with an anti-pathogenic agent.