Integrated disinfection device
Syringe tip caps are described herein. Such syringe tip caps may include a cup, a cap, a locking feature, a peelable seal and an absorbent material. The cap having locking features and a chamber appropriately sized to adapt to and interlock with an annular wall of the cup.
1. An integrated disinfection device comprising:
a cup having an integral body, an annular wall having a length L(a) extending from a closed end to an open end defining a chamber; the annular wall having an exterior wall surface and an interior wall surface;
a plurality of clips disposed on the exterior wall surface of the annular wall, the plurality of clips protruding outwards from the exterior wall surface and being adjacent to the closed end of the cup;
a plurality of inward protrusions adjacent to the interior wall surface of the chamber of the cup;
a cap having an integral body, an annular wall having a length L(a) extending from a bottom end to an top end defining a chamber; the chamber is appropriately sized to adapt to the annular wall of the cup;
a mating surface dispose on the chamber; and
a plurality of locking holes disposed on the annular wall.
2. The integrated disinfection device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of clips are one-way flexing clips.
3. The integrated disinfection device of claim 1 , wherein the locking holes are coincident with the mating surface of the chamber.
4. The integrated disinfection device of claim 1 , wherein the inward protrusions are shaped as a hex fitting.
5. The integrated disinfection device of claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the locking holes coincides with the mating surface of the chamber.
6. The integrated disinfection device of claim 1 , wherein the cap includes a connection element.
7. The integrated disinfection device of claim 6 , wherein the connection element is a luer slip connection.
8. The integrated disinfection device of claim 6 , wherein the connection element is a luer lock connection.