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A system for cleaning a site of a medical implement is disclosed. The system can include a strip of flexible material and a plurality of cleaning devices attached to the strip. Each cleaning device can include a cap, one or more protrusions, and a cleaning agent. The cap can be selectively removable

A system for cleaning a site of a medical implement is disclosed. The system can include a strip of flexible material and a plurality of cleaning devices attached to the strip. Each cleaning device can include a cap, one or more protrusions, and a cleaning agent. The cap can be selectively removable from the strip of flexible material and can have an inner cavity that is sealed when the cleaning device is attached to the strip and unsealed upon removal of the cleaning device from the strip. The inner cavity can receive a site of the medical implement. The one or more protrusions can extend inwardly from the inner cavity and can engage corresponding protrusions on the site of the medical implement. The cleaning agent can occupy at least some of the inner cavity and can be formulated to clean the site of the medical implement.

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1. A system for cleaning a site of a luer activated valve (LAV), the system comprising: a strip of material; anda plurality of cleaning devices attached to the strip of material, each of the plurality of cleaning devices comprising: a cap that is selectively removable from the strip of material, the

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A system for cleaning a site of a luer activated valve (LAV), the system comprising: a strip of material; anda plurality of cleaning devices attached to the strip of material, each of the plurality of cleaning devices comprising: a cap that is selectively removable from the strip of material, the cap having an inner cavity, the inner cavity being sealed when the cleaning device is attached to the strip of material and configured to be unsealed upon removal of the cleaning device from the strip of material, the inner cavity for receiving a site of the LAV;one or more protrusions extending inwardly from the inner cavity, the one or more protrusions to engage corresponding protrusions on the site of the LAV to maintain the cap on the site of the LAV after the site of the LAV is received into the inner cavity of the cap;a cleaning agent that occupies at least some of the inner cavity, the cleaning agent being formulated to clean the site of the LAV as the inner cavity of the cap receives the site of the medical implement and when the cap is maintained on the site of the LAV; andat least one aperture to the inner cavity when the site of the LAV is received into the inner cavity of the cap. 2. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one aperture is further configured to allow evacuation of at least some of the cleaning agent from the inner cavity when the inner cavity of the cap receives the site of the one or more protrusions extending inwardly from the inner cavity, the one or more protrusions to engage corresponding protrusions. 3. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the inner cavity of the cap of each of the plurality of cleaning devices is sealed by the strip of material before the cleaning device is removed from the strip of material. 4. A system for cleaning a site of a luer activated valve (LAV), the system comprising: a plurality of cleaning devices, each of the plurality of cleaning devices comprising: a cap having an inner cavity for receiving a site of the LAV, the cap being formed to provide at least one aperture to the inner cavity of the cap when the site of the LAV is received into the inner cavity of the cap;one or more protrusions extending inwardly from the inner cavity, the one or more protrusions to engage corresponding protrusions on the site of the LAV to maintain the cap on the site of the LAV after the site of the LAV is received into the inner cavity of the cap; anda cleaning agent that occupies at least some of the inner cavity, the cleaning agent being formulated to clean the site of the LAV as the inner cavity of the cap receives the site of the LAV and when the cap is maintained on the site of the LAV; anda strip of material attached to the plurality of cleaning devices, and from which the each of the plurality of cleaning devices can be individually removed, each of the plurality of cleaning devices being sealed prior to removal from the strip of material to seal the cleaning agent within the inner cavity. 5. The system in accordance with claim 4, wherein the at least one aperture is further configured to allow evacuation of at least some of the cleaning agent from the inner cavity when the inner cavity of the cap receives the site of the LAV. 6. The system in accordance with claim 4, wherein the inner cavity of the cap of each of the plurality of cleaning devices is sealed by the strip of material before the cleaning device is removed from the strip of material. 7. A cleaning system for a medical connector having an access site, the cleaning system comprising: a strip of material; anda plurality of cleaning devices, each cleaning device being removably attached to the strip of material, each cleaning device comprising: a cap having an inner cavity for receiving the access site of the medical connector upon removal from the strip of material, the inner cavity being sealed when the cap is attached to the strip of material;one or more protrusions extending inwardly at least partially around an inside surface of the inner cavity of the cap, the one or more protrusions to engage an outer surface of the access site of the medical connector to maintain the cap on the access site of the medical connector when the cap is removed from the strip of material;a cleaning agent that occupies at least some of the inner cavity of the cap, the cleaning agent being formulated to clean the access site of the medical connector when the inner cavity of the cap receives the access site of the medical connector; andat least one aperture to vent the inner cavity of the cap when the site of the medical implement is received into the inner cavity of the cap. 8. The cleaning system in accordance with claim 7, wherein the one or more protrusions includes threading. 9. A cleaning system for a medical implement, the cleaning system comprising: a plurality of caps, each of the plurality of caps comprising: an inner cavity to receive a site of the medical implement into the inner cavity;a cleaning material in the inner cavity adapted to provide axial compression against the site of the medical implement, the cleaning material containing a cleaning agent prior to receipt of the site of the medical implement into the inner cavity, the cleaning agent being adapted to clean the site of the medical implement;threading in the inner cavity near the opening to the cap, the threads corresponding to threads on the medical implement; andat least one aperture to vent the inner cavity of the cap when the site of the medical implement is received into the inner cavity of the cap; anda strip attached to the plurality of caps, and from which individual caps of the plurality of caps can be selectively removed to be used for cleaning the site of the medical implement. 10. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the aperture is formed between the one or more protrusions extending inwardly from the inner cavity of the cap and the corresponding protrusions of the LAV.