A sterile device for sterilizing a portion of a catheter tube and a method for sterilizing a portion of a catheter tube

摘要

A sterile device for sterilizing a portion of a catheter tube, the device comprising: a casing comprising a proximal end, a distal end, an attachment portion, a sterilization chamber and a through hole, the through hole running through both the attachment portion and the sterilization chamber, the through hole having a distal opening in the distal end of the casing and the through-hole runs towards the sterilization chamber, and the attachment is configured to retain a portion of the catheter tube within the through-hole; and at least one light source configured to emit light having a sterilizing power, such as ultraviolet light, into the sterilization chamber of the casing. wherein the diameter of the distal opening of the through hole is greater than the diameter of the through hole at the attachment portion of the casing such that the catheter tube is to be held in the through hole by the attachment portion of the casing. when a void is formed between the catheter tube and the sterile chamber in the distal opening.