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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2017
William Judson Ready, Atlanta, GA (US);
Pranav Godbole, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Bharathwaj Nandagopal, Middletown, DE (US);
Mary Catherine Adams, Roswell, GA (US);
Timothy Gassner, Santa Ana, CA (US);
You Keun Kim, Daegu, KR;
Ruifu Shi, Zurich, CH;
William Judson Ready, Atlanta, GA (US);
Pranav Godbole, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Bharathwaj Nandagopal, Middletown, DE (US);
Mary Catherine Adams, Roswell, GA (US);
Timothy Gassner, Santa Ana, CA (US);
You Keun Kim, Daegu, KR;
Ruifu Shi, Zurich, CH;
Hub Hygiene, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to systems for disinfecting Central Venous Catheter (CVC) system ports that use highly-abrasive and highly-conforming foam material in place of wipes or other sponge products, and methods for using such systems. The foam material may be an open-cell microabrasive material such as melamine foam. The foam material may contain disinfecting solutions such as isopropyl alcohol, chlorhexidine gluconate, or povidone-iodine.