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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Icu Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Ziebol, Shoreview, MN (US);
Matthew David Beilke, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
ICU Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/28 (2006.01); A61K 31/155 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/162 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 31/155 (2013.01); A61M 1/285 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0019 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0205 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a method for preventing infection and microbial ingress in medical device connections between tubing sets and medical devices. The tubing set includes a male connector with a distal tip and a recess at the distal tip configured to trap bacterial, and deliver and confine antimicrobial into solution within a cavity formed by the recess. The surface of the recess includes an antimicrobial composition. In certain implementations a male luer comprises a tapered sealing member further comprising a recess containing chlorhexidine acetate.