Patent ID: 8641681

Claim:
A male-disinfecting cap for applying an antiseptic agent to a medical male luer-lock connector, of the type including a post having a lumen through which fluid flows and an internally helically threaded skirt surrounding the post, the cap comprising: a. a receiving portion defining a chamber into which the post of the male luer-lock connector can be received, the chamber having only a single opening, the receiving portion defining an external surface having means for engaging helical threads of the internally helically threaded skirt, wherein the receiving portion is configured to fit within the skirt of the male luer-lock connector when the post is received into the receiving portion; b. an antiseptic agent disposed in the chamber; c. a member movably disposed within the chamber, the member shaped to enter the lumen so as to engage against an interior edge of an opening of the lumen when the post is received into the receiving portion to diminish flow of the antiseptic agent into the lumen while permitting flow of the antiseptic agent past the member to the post of the male luer-lock connector; and d. a gripping portion.