Patent ID: 8647308

Claim:
A male-disinfecting cap for disinfecting a 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 cap body having an outer surface defining a gripping portion and only one receiving portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the receiving portion defining one chamber having a single opening, said opening being in the receiving portion, into which the post of the male luer-lock connector can be received, wherein an exterior surface of the receiving portion near the opening of the chamber fits within the skirt of the male luer-lock connector when the post is received into the single opening of the chamber, the exterior surface of the receiving portion having protrusions shaped to engage helical threads of the internally helically threaded skirt; the chamber defining an interior portion extending within the gripping portion of the cap body, wherein the gripping portion extends the cap body longitudinally beyond the skirt of the male luer-lock connector when the post is received into the chamber; and the gripping portion comprising at least one recess having a length and depth, wherein the depth varied monotonically along the length of the recess; and an antiseptic agent disposed in the chamber.