Patent ID: 8721627

Claim:
A device for use with a female needleless connector having a proximal end, comprising: a housing comprising a chamber having a proximal wall, a continuous side wall coupled to the proximal wall, and a distal opening that is configured to fit over the proximal end of the female needleless connector; a fluid-absorbing matrix disposed within the chamber; a disinfectant disposed within the fluid-absorbing matrix; a solid elongated finger attached to the proximal wall of the housing and disposed within the chamber such that the elongated finger opens the fluid path through the female needleless connector when the distal opening of the housing is placed adjacent to the proximal end of the female needleless connector and the device is advanced in the distal direction; and a lining on a portion of an internal surface of the chamber and configured to create a removable interference fit with an external surface of the female needleless connector.