Patent ID: 8832894
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61B,A61M,B08B

Abstract:
1. A cleaning device for a male medical implement having a male protrusion, the cleaning device comprising: a cap that defines an inner cavity having a top and a bottom, the top of the inner cavity defining an opening, the cap further defining a channel that extends from the bottom of the inner cavity to a bottom of the cap, the channel having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the inner cavity; a plunger in the inner cavity, the plunger includes a domed top surface, a shoulder below the domed top surface, and a rod member extending below the shoulder to a piercing end, the rod member further having a plurality of crush ribs extending laterally from the rod member, the piercing end of the plunger extending into the channel such that the domed top surface and shoulder are positioned proximate the opening, the plunger being configured to move toward the bottom of the cap as the domed top surface is contacted by the male protrusion of the male medical implement, to push the rod member and piercing end further into the channel, such that the crush ribs contact an inner surface of the channel to inhibit reverse movement of the plunger; and a compressible cleaning material around the rod member between the shoulder and the crush ribs, the compressible cleaning material at least partially containing a cleaning agent, the compressible cleaning material being compressed between the bottom of the inner cavity and the shoulder of the plunger as the domed top surface is being contacted by the male protrusion of the male medical implement, to release the cleaning agent around the shoulder to contact the male protrusion of the male medical implement.