Patent ID: 9056147
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for disinfecting a needleless connector, the device comprising: a housing containing a UV light source, the UV light source being operably connected to a power source, the housing further comprising a receptacle through which the UV light source extends; and a shield forming an inner reflection chamber, the shield having a proximal portion forming a proximal opening, the proximal portion being configured to insert into the receptacle of the housing to secure the shield to the housing, the proximal opening being configured to allow the UV light source to extend into the proximal portion of the shield when the proximal portion is inserted into the receptacle, the shield further including a distal opening having a diameter sized to match a diameter of a needleless connector such that, when the needleless connector is inserted into the distal opening, the distal opening secures the needleless connector to the shield while a portion of the needleless connector extends into the inner reflection chamber.