Patent ID: 8388894

Claim:
An apparatus for sterilizing a tubular medical line port, comprising: a cap having an open distal tubular end with a cavity therein dimensioned to receive said medical line port, an outer disinfectant-impregnated scrubbing member coaxially received in said cavity and dimensioned for engaging exterior side surfaces of said tubular medical line port when inserted into said cavity for thereby scrubbing said exterior surfaces with said member by rotating said cap; said outer scrubbing member axially displacable downwardly in said cavity by insertion of said medical line port therein from an upper position prior to use to a lower position where said outer scrubbing member is there retained to thereby indicate that the apparatus has been used and should not therefore be reused; a colored indicating surface in said cavity which is exposed only after downward displacement of said outer scrubbing member and provides a distinctive contrast to adjacent upper surfaces.