Abstract: A syringe with an integrated vein finder is disclosed, which illuminates a potential venipuncture site of a patient and identifies a vein that is suitable for venipuncture with the syringe, for blood collection or intravenous drug administration. The syringe portion of the system includes a syringe barrel and a pointed-tip needle projecting from the distal end of the barrel for venipuncture. An illumination module is coupled to the syringe barrel; it has an illumination source that projects an electromagnetic beam into an illumination zone distal the syringe's pointed tip, for illuminating and identifying a subcutaneous vein. The integrated vein finder and syringe system is operable by a sole clinician, such as a phlebotomist, who can easily manipulate the syringe and illuminate the venipuncture site with one hand, without assistance of another clinician.

Abstract: Fluid connector systems including first and second connector portions couplable together to form a fluid pathway therethrough, and can resist fluid flow through the connector when the connector portions are separated from each other. A connector portion can include a connector housing, a luer portion, and a deformable valve member. The deformable valve member is disposed within the connector housing and includes a spherical portion extending partially through a valve opening of the connector housing. The spherical portion defines a slit, and the deformable valve member is configured to selectively prevent fluid flow from the housing volume through the valve opening and to deform to expand the slit and permit fluid flow from the housing volume through the valve opening.

Abstract: A disinfecting cap for a needleless connector includes an outer housing having a sidewall and an outer guide on an inner surface of the sidewall. The cap also includes an inner housing having an open end sized to receive a distal end of the needleless connector, a sidewall, and an inner guide on an outer surface of the sidewall that interacts with the outer guide of the outer housing. The cap also includes an absorbent member disposed in the inner housing configured to contain a cleaning solution for cleaning and/or disinfecting portions of the needleless connector engaged to the cap. Movement of the inner guide relative to the outer guide causes the inner housing to move axially into the outer housing and to alternate between rotating in a first direction and rotating in a second direction relative to the outer housing.

Abstract: A disinfecting cap configured to engage an open female luer connector includes a housing having an open first end, a second end, and at least one sidewall extending between the first end and the second end. The cap also includes an absorbent support or sponge disposed in the housing configured to contain a cleaning solution for cleaning and/or disinfecting portions of the open female luer connector engaged to the cap. The cap further includes a plug disposed in the housing configured to prevent ingress of the cleaning solution into a lumen in the open female luer connector.

Abstract: A cap configured to engage a male connector includes a housing having an open first end, a second end, and at least one sidewall extending between the first end and the second end. The cap also includes an outer absorbent support disposed in the housing defining a recess and a socket disposed in the recess of the outer absorbent support configured to engage the male connector for retaining the male connector within the housing. The cap also includes an inner absorbent support disposed in the socket configured to contain a cleaning solution for cleaning and/or disinfecting portions of the male connector engaged to the cap.

Abstract: A needle cover includes a needle shield, a mount coupled to the needle shield, and a disinfecting pad coupled to the mount. The disinfecting pad is fixedly coupled to the needle shield with an adhesive, and wherein the disinfecting pad is a porous material impregnated with a disinfectant. The disinfecting pad is a precut foam having a plurality of columnar structures.

Abstract: A skin preparation device including a body member, a fluid retention member operatively connected to a distal end of the body member, and a tip extending radially from an outer surface of the fluid retention member.

Abstract: A syringe includes a barrel having a proximal end, a distal end having a distal tip defining a channel, and a sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The syringe also includes a tip cap removably connected to the distal tip of the barrel restricting fluid flow from the channel. The tip cap includes a connector configured to receive the distal tip of the barrel forming a friction engagement with the distal tip, a cap shield connected to and extending about the connector, and a release tab extending proximally from the cap shield that secures the tip cap to the barrel. A prefilled flushing syringe including a predetermined volume of a fluid disposed within the barred of the syringe, as well as methods for expulsion of fluid from the syringe and of assembling the syringe and tip cap are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A syringe with an integrated vein finder is disclosed, which illuminates a potential venipuncture site of a patient and identifies a vein that is suitable for venipuncture with the syringe, for blood collection or intravenous drug administration. The syringe portion of the system includes a syringe barrel and a pointed-tip needle projecting from the distal end of the barrel for venipuncture. An illumination module is coupled to the syringe barrel; it has an illumination source that projects an electromagnetic beam into an illumination zone distal the syringe's pointed tip, for illuminating and identifying a subcutaneous vein. The integrated vein finder and syringe system is operable by a sole clinician, such as a phlebotomist, who can easily manipulate the syringe and illuminate the venipuncture site with one hand, without assistance of another clinician.

Abstract: Fluid connector systems including first and second connector portions couplable together to form a fluid pathway therethrough, and can resist fluid flow through the connector when the connector portions are separated from each other. A connector portion can include a connector housing, a luer portion, and a deformable valve member. The deformable valve member is disposed within the connector housing and includes a spherical portion extending partially through a valve opening of the connector housing. The spherical portion defines a slit, and the deformable valve member is configured to selectively prevent fluid flow from the housing volume through the valve opening and to deform to expand the slit and permit fluid flow from the housing volume through the valve opening.

Abstract: Pump assemblies for use with an IV set are described herein. A pump assembly includes a rotatable crank, a piston rod, and a diaphragm assembly. The crank includes a crank profile defining a plurality of lobes. The piston rod includes a first follower and a second follower spaced apart from the first follower. The rotation of the crank relative to the piston rod causes the piston rod to reciprocate relative to the crank. The diaphragm assembly includes a housing and a diaphragm member. The diaphragm member is coupled to the housing and cooperatively defines a volume in fluid communication with the IV set. The diaphragm member is movable between an extended position configured to draw in fluid from the IV set and a contracted position configured to expel fluid into the IV set. The diaphragm member is coupled to the piston rod to reciprocate the diaphragm member.

Abstract: A dual chamber single-hand pump is described that includes a pump chamber with four fluid pathways. Two pathways are configured to conduct fluid to the chamber and to stop flow therethrough from the chamber, and two pathways are configured to conduct fluid from the chamber and to stop flow therethrough to the chamber. A piston positioned and moveable within the chamber separates two of the pathways from the other two pathways within the chamber. The pump can be held in a single hand by having finger grips for stabilizing the pump and a palm grip for advancing the piston. A return spring can return the piston to the original position when the palm is relaxed to allow expansion of the spring.

Abstract: A catheter system may include a catheter hub, a catheter tube, a needle carrier, a needle extending distally from the needle carrier and through the catheter tube, a guidewire slider, and a guidewire extending distally from the guidewire slider. The guidewire slider may be configured to couple to the needle carrier in response to sliding of the guidewire slider. The catheter system may include a safety slider configured to slide with the guidewire slider from a proximal position to a distal position. In response to the guidewire slider and the safety slider sliding together from the proximal position to the distal position, the safety slider may be configured to couple to a proximal end of the needle carrier. In response to rotation of an additional slider into a cutout tab of a housing, the guidewire slider may be configured to uncouple from the additional slider.

Abstract: A disinfection cap for a male medical connector comprising a housing, a scrubbing foam having a plurality of slits disposed within a first cavity of the housing, a central post extending from the closed bottom of the housing and positioned within the first cavity of the housing, a foam jacket disposed on the central post and having a plurality of slits; and a central plug disposed in the center of the central post extending from the top wall of the central post and extending into the second cavity of the foam jacket. The inner surface of the foam jacket defines a second cavity.

Abstract: Fluid applicators with precise volume dispensing control for dispensing fluids such as a disinfectant in a controlled manner are described herein. Such fluid applicators may include a barrel including a sidewall having an inside surface defining a chamber for retaining a fluid, an end press, a push rod disposed within the chamber, the push rod having a push button and a piercing tip, a cap attached to a port via a hinge to cover a hydrophobic filter disposed on the sidewall of the chamber, a one-way valve disposed on the outlet on a distal end of the barrel, a disinfectant disposed within the chamber; a housing having a base and an open proximal end; and a fluid applicator sponge disposed in the base of the housing. An alternate fluid may include a deformable end press, a plurality of volume scale markings on an outer surface of the barrel, a push rod, a one-way valve and applicator sponge.

Abstract: A catheter system may include a cap, which may include a top. The cap may include a male luer extending distally from the top and inserted into a proximal end of a female luer adapter of the catheter system. The cap may include a first arm and a second arm extending distally from the top. The first arm may include a first slot, and the second arm may include a second slot. The first protrusion may be disposed within the first slot and the second protrusion may be disposed within the second slot. The cap may include a collar extending distally from the top. An inner surface of the collar may include a first undercut and a second undercut. The first protrusion may be disposed within the first undercut and the second protrusion may be disposed within the second undercut.