Patent ID: 8197749

Claim:
A method of applying an antiseptic agent to a medical connection having a male luer connector and a needleless injection site, the method comprising: providing an assembly comprising a male-disinfecting cap including a receiving portion having (i) a single opening in which a male luer connector can be received, (ii) an exterior surface having a recess disposed about an outer circumference thereof and (iii) an antiseptic agent; a female-disinfecting cap including a receiving portion having (i) a single opening in which a needleless injection site can be received, (ii) an exterior surface having a recess disposed about an outer circumference thereof, and (iii) an antiseptic agent; and a seal disposed around and in contact with both the recess of the exterior surface of the male-disinfecting cap and the recess of the exterior surface of the female-disinfecting cap and linking the male-disinfecting cap to the female-disinfecting cap; separating the male-disinfecting cap from the assembly; inserting the male luer connector into the receiving portion of the male-disinfecting cap so as to transfer at least some of the antiseptic agent to at least a surface of the male luer connector; separating the female-disinfecting cap from the assembly; and inserting the needleless injection site into the receiving portion of the female-disinfecting cap so as to transfer at least some of the antiseptic agent to at least a surface of the needleless injection site.