US 12,440,590 B2
Disinfection cap
Balaji Kannan, Chennai (IN); Karthik MR, Bangalore (IN); Prasad Govindaraj, Coimbatore (IN); and Manish Kumar, Arrah (IN)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/697,505.
Prior Publication US 2023/0293750 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A61L 2/18 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61L 101/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/18 (2013.01) [A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61M 39/162 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61L 2101/32 (2020.08); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cap comprising:
a housing having a closed distal end, a distal wall, an open proximal end defining an opening, a sidewall extending from the closed distal end to the open proximal end, the sidewall having an outer surface and an inner surface; and a first cavity configured to receive a hub of a male medical connector;
a scrubbing foam disposed within the first cavity, the scrubbing foam lining the inner surface of the sidewall;
a central post extending from the distal wall of the housing and positioned within the first cavity;
a foam jacket disposed on the central post and defining a second cavity;
a central plug disposed in the central post and extending into the second cavity of the foam jacket; and
a liquid disinfectant or antimicrobial agent, or combinations thereof,
wherein the scrubbing foam has a bottom end, a top end, an annular wall extending from the bottom end to the top end, a peripheral ledge near the bottom end extending radially inward from the annular wall and toward the foam jacket, and a plurality of slits disposed between the top end and the peripheral ledge.