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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Carefusion 2200, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
John Krueger, Muskego, WI (US);
Maya Prakash Singh, Bardonia, NY (US);
Thomas Wilschke, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
CareFusion 2200, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/28 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0043 (2013.01); A61M 1/285 (2013.01); A61M 25/007 (2013.01); A61M 27/00 (2013.01); A61M 2025/006 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0056 (2013.01); A61M 2210/101 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1017 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter configured for partial implantation into a patient and drainage of a body cavity may be provided with microtextured surface on one or more inner diameter surfaces and/or outer diameter surfaces of the tubular catheter body. The microtexturing may include surface features dimensioned to inhibit colonization and/or migration of microbes. The microtexturing may also include channels or other recesses containing an antimicrobial agent such as chlorhexidine gluconate or any other effective antimicrobial agent.