Date of download: 11/7/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Design and Preliminary Testing of Novel Injection Port Contamination Barrier Devices J. Med. Devices. 2017;11(3):034503-034503-2. doi:10.1115/1.4036026 Figure Legend: Handheld passive device to prevent injection port contamination by utilizing a protective shell that allows entry of syringes but shields the port from contact with contaminated hands or surfaces. An intravenous tubing injection port is placed recessed inside the shell, held in place by retaining walls, with its afferent and efferent tubing limbs threaded through slots in the shell.

Date of download: 11/7/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Design and Preliminary Testing of Novel Injection Port Contamination Barrier Devices J. Med. Devices. 2017;11(3):034503-034503-2. doi:10.1115/1.4036026 Figure Legend: Handheld passive device to prevent injection port contamination by utilizing a protective shell that allows entry of syringes but shields the port from contact with contaminated hands or surfaces. A sterile female Luer connector recessed inside the shell is contiguous with a male Luer connector below the shell that connects to a standard stopcock.