Disinfecting caps for medical male luer connectors

摘要

Disclosed herein are disinfecting caps that can be used to cover and disinfect both a male medical connector and needleless injection site when not in use or when disconnected from each other. The caps contain a disinfecting agent.

主权项

1. A male-disinfecting cap for applying an antiseptic agent to a medical male luer-lock connector of the type including a post having a lumen through which fluid flows and an internally helically threaded skirt surrounding the post, the post having a distal end with a distal-facing surface and having an inner edge formed by the distal-facing surface and the lumen, the cap comprising:
a receiving portion defining a chamber into which the post of the male luer-lock connector can be received, the receiving portion defining an external surface, wherein the receiving portion is configured to fit within the skirt of the male luer-lock connector when the post is received into the receiving portion; an antiseptic agent disposed in the chamber; and a member movably disposed within the chamber, the member having a seal region that projects proximally and is shaped to contact just the edge of the post when the post is received into the receiving portion to diminish flow of the antiseptic agent into the lumen while permitting flow of the antiseptic agent past the member to the post of the male luer-lock connector.