US 11,752,319 B2
IV access port cap for providing antimicrobial protection
Yiping Ma, Layton, UT (US); and Siddarth Kamath Shevgoor, Mission Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/374,729.
Application 17/374,729 is a continuation of application No. 16/109,376, filed on Aug. 22, 2018, granted, now 11,090,477.
Application 16/109,376 is a continuation of application No. 15/674,389, filed on Aug. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,124,157, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Application 15/674,389 is a continuation of application No. 15/041,931, filed on Feb. 11, 2016, granted, now 9,750,929, issued on Sep. 5, 2017.
Application 15/041,931 is a continuation of application No. 14/185,827, filed on Feb. 20, 2014, granted, now 9,283,369, issued on Mar. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0338995 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/162 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61M 39/0208 (2013.01); A61M 39/165 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0056 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for cleaning a port of an intravenous device comprising:
providing a cap having a body having a cavity at least partially containing an actuator, and containing a compressible absorbent material including an antimicrobial solution, the absorbent material structured and contained within the body such that it is compressible by the actuator, wherein the actuator comprises a protrusion extending from the cavity, wherein the protrusion includes a lumen extending therethrough, wherein the body comprises a lumen within which the protrusion is disposed;
applying the cap to the port;
moving the actuator between a lower position and an upper position;
compressing the absorbent material housed in the cavity with at least a portion of the actuator wherein the compression of the absorbent material releases at least a portion of the antimicrobial solution, and
flowing the antimicrobial solution through the lumen of the protrusion.