US 12,280,233 B2
Enhanced pen-like portable device for cleaning needle-free IV-connectors
Mehmet Tüysüz, Mugla (TR); and Ahmet Reha Basaran, Balikesir (TR)
Assigned to ASSET MEDICAL, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Asset Medical, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/594,758.
Application 18/594,758 is a continuation of application No. 18/226,688, filed on Jul. 26, 2023, granted, now 11,931,540.
Prior Publication US 2025/0032770 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/162 (2013.01) [A61M 5/3202 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cap for being removably attached to a septum of a needle-free intravascular connector, comprising:
a main body comprising:
a protrusion at a first end;
a cavity; and
an opening at a second end distal to the first end with regard to a main axis, for provision of access into the cavity, the cavity having a circumferential side surface radially facing the main axis,
the protrusion having a circumferential side surface sized and shaped to geometrically match the side surface of the cavity,
wherein a cleaning fluid is provided inside the cavity, and
for obstructing an escape of a vapor of the cleaning fluid from the cavity, the second end of the cap is provided with one or more circular ridges or grooves around the opening, that extend parallel to the main axis, and the main body is provided with one or more corresponding ridges or grooves that have respective shapes and sizes for geometrically matching and axially engaging with the ridges or grooves around the opening of an identical cap.