Abstract: A skin preparation device for applying an antiseptic composition to a skin surface of a patient that may include an applicator configured to absorb the antiseptic composition, the applicator comprising an application surface and a holding surface, the application surface configured to apply the antiseptic composition to the skin surface of the patient; and a holding member configured to provide a portion of the skin preparation device that is gripped by a user when using the skin preparation device, the holding member including a first end and an opposing second end, the holding member being operatively connected to the holding surface of the applicator, wherein the holding member is made of a material that provides flexibility to allow the first end and the second end to be pulled into contact with one another to be gripped by a user of the skin preparation device.

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 female Luer fitting disinfection device comprises a container comprising a bottom surface, a side wall, and an open end; a porous foam insert disposed within the container, the porous foam insert comprising a central region. A plug is positioned within the central region, the plug sized and shaped to fit within a lumen of the female Luer fitting, and a liquid disinfectant is in the container and absorbed within the porous foam insert. A sealing web covering the open end of the container. A method of disinfecting a female Luer fitting is also provided.

Abstract: Provided herein is a catheter system including a catheter having a catheter distal end and a catheter proximal end, with the catheter defining a catheter lumen. The catheter system also includes a catheter hub coupled to the catheter proximal end, with the catheter hub further including a hub body having a hub distal end and a hub proximal end, the hub body having a cavity formed therein extending between the hub distal end and the hub proximal end. The catheter hub also includes an end port positioned at the hub proximal end and that provides an opening into the cavity. A split-septum connector of the catheter system is positioned at least partially within the end port, with the split-septum connector configured to seal the cavity when in a closed configuration and provide a fluid path to the catheter lumen when in an open configuration.

Abstract: Provided herein is an instrument delivery device including an instrument, a housing having a proximal end and a distal end and defining an inner volume configured to movably receive the instrument, a coupling device positioned at the distal end of the housing and including a lock configured to couple the housing to a proximal connector of the catheter assembly, and an advancement member configured to move relative to the housing to move the instrument between a first position and a second position. A scrubbing cap is engaged with the lock that includes a scrubbing insert, a housing having a connector portion configured to engage with the lock, a holder portion configured to retain the scrubbing insert therein, and a seal that seals the scrubbing insert within the holder portion. The scrubbing cap is engaged with the lock so as to be removable from the instrument delivery device.

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: Provided herein is a catheter system including a catheter and a catheter hub, with the catheter hub further including a hub body having a cavity formed therein extending between a hub distal end and a hub proximal end, a hub port positioned at the hub proximal end, and a wedge positioned within the cavity adjacent the hub distal end, the wedge coupled to a proximal end of the catheter. A connector is coupled to the catheter hub and includes a proximal coupler, a distal coupler configured to mate with the hub port, and a primary lumen extending between the distal and proximal couplers that is in fluid communication with a lumen of the catheter. The distal coupler includes a collar portion configured to mate with the hub port and an extension tip extending distally out past the collar portion and into the cavity, to the wedge of the catheter hub.

Abstract: A catheter system may include a catheter adapter, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen. The catheter system may include one or more of the following: a catheter tube extending distally from the distal end of the catheter adapter; a needle hub; an introducer needle extending from the needle hub and distally through the catheter tube, wherein the introducer needle comprises a sharp distal tip; a needle cover surrounding the catheter tube and the sharp distal tip; a swab holder coupled to a distal end of the needle cover; and a swab secured within the swab holder and containing a disinfectant. an end cap proximal to the catheter adapter. The catheter system may include an end cap proximal to the catheter adapter, and the swab holder may be coupled to a swab holder coupled to a proximal end of the end cap.

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 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 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 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.