A cleaning apparatus (502a, 502b) for use in connection with a threaded connector port for a feeding tube, the apparatus comprising: a sealing connector (504a, 504b) including: a body portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the body portion includes a gripping portion, an internal thread cleaning portion provided at the second end of the body portion, the internal thread cleaning portion including a location tube having a first length, and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end of the body portion of the sealing connector (504a, 504b) to the internal thread cleaning portion of the sealing connector (504a, 504b), wherein the location tube is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the sealing connector (504a, 504b); an alignment peg aligned with the longitudinal axis of the sealing connector and coupled to the second end of the body portion, the alignment peg having an outside diameter smaller than an internal diameter of a bore channel of the threaded connector port; and an outer foam sleeve having a tubular portion, wherein the tubular portion has an interior surface, an exterior surface and a second length, the interior surface of the tubular portion is coupled to the location tube, the tubular portion adapted to engage a plurality of female threads of the threaded connector port along the second length of the tubular portion, and the exterior surface of the tubular portion has a predetermined diameter such that, upon inserting the alignment peg into the bore channel of the threaded connector port and rotating the body portion radially about the longitudinal axis of the sealing connector (504a, 504b), the outer foam sleeve is forced outwardly into close contact with the plurality of female threads of the threaded connector port. a sealing connector (504a, 504b) including: a body portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the body portion includes a gripping portion, an internal thread cleaning portion provided at the second end of the body portion, the internal thread cleaning portion including a location tube having a first length, and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end of the body portion of the sealing connector (504a, 504b) to the internal thread cleaning portion of the sealing connector (504a, 504b), wherein the location tube is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the sealing connector (504a, 504b); a body portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the body portion includes a gripping portion, an internal thread cleaning portion provided at the second end of the body portion, the internal thread cleaning portion including a location tube having a first length, and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end of the body portion of the sealing connector (504a, 504b) to the internal thread cleaning portion of the sealing connector (504a, 504b), wherein the location tube is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the sealing connector (504a, 504b); an alignment peg aligned with the longitudinal axis of the sealing connector and coupled to the second end of the body portion, the alignment peg having an outside diameter smaller than an internal diameter of a bore channel of the threaded connector port; and an outer foam sleeve having a tubular portion, wherein the tubular portion has an interior surface, an exterior surface and a second length, the interior surface of the tubular portion is coupled to the location tube, the tubular portion adapted to engage a plurality of female threads of the threaded connector port along the second length of the tubular portion, and the exterior surface of the tubular portion has a predetermined diameter such that, upon inserting the alignment peg into the bore channel of the threaded connector port and rotating the body portion radially about the longitudinal axis of the sealing connector (504a, 504b), the outer foam sleeve is forced outwardly into close contact with the plurality of female threads of the threaded connector port. the tubular portion has an interior surface, an exterior surface and a second length, the interior surface of the tubular portion is coupled to the location tube, the tubular portion adapted to engage a plurality of female threads of the threaded connector port along the second length of the tubular portion, and the exterior surface of the tubular portion has a predetermined diameter such that, upon inserting the alignment peg into the bore channel of the threaded connector port and rotating the body portion radially about the longitudinal axis of the sealing connector (504a, 504b), the outer foam sleeve is forced outwardly into close contact with the plurality of female threads of the threaded connector port. the tubular portion adapted to engage a plurality of female threads of the threaded connector port along the second length of the tubular portion, and the exterior surface of the tubular portion has a predetermined diameter such that, upon inserting the alignment peg into the bore channel of the threaded connector port and rotating the body portion radially about the longitudinal axis of the sealing connector (504a, 504b), the outer foam sleeve is forced outwardly into close contact with the plurality of female threads of the threaded connector port.