DISINFECTING CAP
A device for cleaning medical implements is disclosed, in particular a device for cleaning vascular or other fluid access sites. The device includes a cap having an opening to receive an access site. The cap may be used in the following manner: A healthcare worker may, with gloved hands, open the cap packaging and place the cap over the port of a medical implement to be cleaned. The healthcare worker may wipe the site by either applying a turning motion or by simply pushing the cap onto the port. A cap in place on a medical implement may be a positive indication that a desired site of the medical implement is clean. The cap may include a disinfecting substance. Embodiments of the cap may comprise a cap body and a skirt.
1 . A disinfecting cap for attachment to a port of a medical implement, the cap comprising:
a cap body comprising:
a cavity portion comprising an open end, a closed end, and a sidewall extending between the open end and the closed end, the side wall at least partially enclosing an interior cavity,
a flange portion, and
a post extending between the cavity portion and the flange portion;
a skirt comprising a skirt sidewall, a skirt end wall, an outer surface, and an aperture;
wherein the skirt covers at least a portion of an exterior surface of the cap body cavity portion; and
wherein the cap body flange portion covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the skirt.
2 . The disinfecting cap of claim 1 , wherein the cap body post extends through the skirt aperture.
3 . The disinfecting cap of claim 1 , wherein the skirt sidewall surrounds at least a portion of the cap body cavity portion sidewall.
4 . The disinfecting cap of claim 1 , wherein the cap body flange portion comprises a flange portion end wall that covers at least a portion of the skirt end wall.
5 . The disinfecting cap of claim 1 , wherein the cap body flange portion comprises a flange portion sidewall.
6 . The disinfecting cap of claim 5 , wherein the skirt outer surface comprises a first section and a base section.
7 . The disinfecting cap of claim 6 , wherein the cap body flange portion sidewall surrounds the skirt base section.
8 . The disinfecting cap of claim 1 , wherein the cap body comprises a first material having a first durometer, and wherein the skirt comprises a second material having a second durometer different from the first durometer.
9 . The disinfecting cap of claim 8 , wherein the second durometer is greater than the first durometer.
10 . The disinfecting cap of claim 1 , wherein the skirt aperture comprises a channel extending from a skirt end wall inside surface to the skirt outer surface.
11 . The disinfecting cap of claim 1 , wherein the cap body cavity portion, flange portion, and pillar are integrally formed in a single piece of a single material.
12 . The disinfecting cap of claim 1 , the cap body cavity portion sidewall comprises a smooth, non-threaded interior surface.
13 . The disinfecting cap of claim 12 , wherein the cap body cavity portion sidewall interior surface engages a thread of a port of the medical implement when the port is inserted into the cap.
14 . A disinfecting cap for attachment to a port of a medical implement, the cap comprising:
a cap body comprising an open end, a closed end, and a sidewall extending between the open and the closed end, the sidewall at least partially enclosing an interior volume; and
a skirt comprising a skirt sidewall;
wherein the skirt sidewall surrounds at least a portion of the cap body sidewall.
15 . The disinfecting cap of claim 14 , wherein the cap body comprises a first material having a first durometer, and wherein the skirt comprises a second material having a second durometer different from the first durometer.
16 . The disinfecting cap of claim 15 , wherein the second durometer is greater than the first durometer.
17 . The disinfecting cap of claim 14 , wherein the cap body further comprises a flange.
18 . The disinfecting cap of claim 17 , wherein the cap body flange surrounds a portion of an outer surface of the skirt.
19 . The disinfecting cap of claim 14 , wherein the cap body further comprises an extension positioned in a channel of the skirt.
20 . The disinfecting cap of claim 14 , wherein the skirt further comprises an extension positioned in a cavity of the cap body.