Patents
US 12728253 B2: Disinfecting cap
- Granted
- 2026-09-08
- Filed
- 2022-11-04 application 17981328
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
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.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 (ipgb20260908.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medline Industries, LP 937 patents | US company or organization | Northfield, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yushek Pun | Dayton, NJ | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 | ||
| Joseph Guerrero | Edison, NJ | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 | ||
| Alexander Vincent Redfield | Carneys Point, NJ | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 | ||
| Bridget Kelley | Chicago, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 | ||
| William Kyle Hyland | Oceanport, NJ | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M39/162 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 |
| A61L | Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles | A61L2/18 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP signed 2026-05-28 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 75643/462 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
| 2026-01-12 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP F/K/A/ MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2024-04-03 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT PLANO, TX | 74331/430 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
| 2025-06-20 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP signed 2024-03-27 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 71672/100 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
| 2024-04-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP signed 2024-03-27 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 66971/808 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
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