Patent ID: 8206514

Claim:
A cleaning device for a medical implement, the cleaning device comprising: a cap having an opening to an inner cavity, the opening for receiving a site of the medical implement; one or more protrusions extending inwardly at least partially around an inside surface of the cap near a periphery of the opening to the inner cavity, the one or more protrusions to engage an outer surface of the site of the medical implement to maintain the cap on the site of the medical implement; a cleaning agent that occupies at least some of the inner cavity, the cleaning agent being formulated to clean the site when the opening of the cap receives the site of the medical implement; at least one aperture to the inner cavity to allow venting from the inner cavity when the opening of the cap receives the site of the medical implement; and a removable seal that covers the opening to maintain the cleaning agent within the inner cavity prior to receipt of the site of the medical implement.