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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Carefusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Todd Oda, San Diego, CA (US);
George Mansour, San Diego, CA (US);
Ali Saleh, San Diego, CA (US);
Tomas Frausto, San Diego, CA (US);
Siddarth K. Shevgoor, San Diego, CA (US);
Archana Nagaraja Rao, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/155 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61M 39/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 39/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61K 31/155 (2013.01); A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61M 39/02 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 39/26 (2013.01); A61L 2300/206 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2039/027 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0285 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2433 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve including an antimicrobial agent can be used with needleless access connectors. The valve can have an insert that includes an antimicrobial coating thereon and/or the valve can have physical features, such as a series of tunnels or groves or a patterned surface, containing an antimicrobial formulation and/or the valve can be made of a material that includes an antimicrobial agent.