公开(公告)号：US20240173534A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18070872

申请日：2022-11-29

Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company

Inventor： Vineeth Acharya ,  Shashwat Jain ,  Muralikrishna Menon ,  Praveen Nalawade ,  Senthilkumar Rakkiyappan

IPC: A61M39/16 ,  A61M39/20

CPC classification number: A61M39/162 ,  A61M39/20

Abstract: A connector safety shield configured to engage a needle free connector comprises a push cap slidably mounted on an external enclosure cap that encloses a spray chamber containing disinfectant that can be pushed multiple times out of perforations in the bottom of the spray chamber and onto the distal end of the needle free connector by action of a stopper mounted in the spray chamber and operably connected to the push cap. The connector safety shield also comprises a bottom enclosure cap that can engage the needle free connector and thus lock the connector safety shield onto the needle free connector. A hinge connecting the bottom enclosure cap and the assembly of the external closure cap, spray chamber, and push cap allows the assembly of the external closure cap, spray chamber, and push cap to be rotated out of connection with the needle free connector such that the needle free connector can be connected to another device or object such as a syringe or other vascular access device. The assembly of the external closure cap, spray chamber, and push cap can be rotated back into connection with the needle free connector and used to spray the distal end of the needle free connector with disinfectant once the other device or object such as a syringe or other vascular access device is removed.