Patent SG-11201805606U-A (SG)
Title: Disinfection cap for iv needleless connectors
Inventor: RYAN KEVIN M
IPC: A61M39/20
Filed: 2017-01-17
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 11111111011110111010101111101011111011101110101111100110011111111101111011111 International Bureau .. .... ..Yejd (10) International Publication Number ..... .....!;,,, (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/127364 Al 27 July 2017 (27.07.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every A61L 2/00 (2006.01) A61M 39/16 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, A61M 39/00 (2006.01) A61M 39/20 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (21) International Application Number: DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, PCT/US2017/013787 HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (22) International Filing Date: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, 17 January 2017 (17.01.2017) MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (25) Filing Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (26) Publication Language: English TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: 62/279,986 18 January 2016 (18.01.2016) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 62/300,247 26 February 2016 (26.02.2016) US kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (71) Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, [US/US]; 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Lane, White- (72) 07417 (US). Inventors: RYAN, Kevin M.; 5 Blackberry SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, house Station, New Jersey 08889 (US). CHARLES, Nich- _ ola; 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (US). Published: — _ Agent: TORGOVITSKY, Stanislav; Dickinson Wright — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (74) _ PLLC, 1825 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, District of Columbia 20006 (US). = = = = = = Title: DISINFECTION CAP FOR IV NEEDLELESS CONNECTORS (54) = = 0 = 2 A ir r A . = , Nom 1,„, , wlimikwook.. .ft.„ ,—, CONVENITION A I, 71- Figure IA M IN \" (57) : Disinfection cap (300) includes housing (302) comprising closed top (322), essentially cylindrical sidewall (304), 1-1 ----. and open bottom (324) formed by the sidewall with opening (326) to inner cavity (328) within the housing for receiving tip (12) in- 1-1 cluding mating feature (13) of needleless connector (9). Disinfection sponge (380) can be configured within inner cavity, removable C cover (399) sealing opening to inner cavity to seal sponge within inner cavity prior to cap use. Inner cavity includes at least one N thread (340) on inner surface (330) of its sidewall that does not correspond to the mating feature (13) of needleless connector, but is en. ) sufficient to interlock with mating feature of needleless connector. Plurality of disinfection caps are disposed on strip (2220) of IV ,7 1 ,1 9 pole hanging device (2260) such that each cap can be peeled off the strip unsealed for immediate use, or separated from the strip 5. sealed for later use.