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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Nova Plasma Ltd., Kibbutz Megiddo, IL;
Inventors:
Amnon Lam, Givat Oz, IL;
Eliezer Fuchs, Megiddo, IL;
Assignee:
NOVA PLASMA LTD., Kibbutz Megiddo, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/14 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); B05D 7/22 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H05H 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/144 (2013.01); A61M 25/002 (2013.01); B05D 7/225 (2013.01); H01J 37/32348 (2013.01); H01J 37/32394 (2013.01); H01J 37/32403 (2013.01); H05H 1/2406 (2013.01); B05D 2254/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for pre-treating a catheter prior to using the catheter in a medical procedure, and a related apparatus, are provided. The method comprises exposing, in a plasma chamber positioned in a medical care center, and under sterile conditions, intraluminal surfaces and extraluminal surfaces of the catheter to plasma. The plasma is electromagnetically-generated adjacently to the intraluminal surfaces and extraluminal surfaces, thereby rendering, at least temporarily, the intraluminal surfaces and extraluminal surfaces of the catheter hydrophilic.