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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L Haynes, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
James D Mansour, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franlin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604265 ; 128284 ; 128788 ;
Abstract
Apparatus having an antimicrobial surface includes a medical device and a plurality of metals, at least one of which is in contact with a surface of the device and in contact with a different metal. The invention includes a method to use the apparatus to treat a living body wherein the antimicrobial surface of the apparatus is contacted with a body electrolyte thereby inhibiting growth of microorganisms in the body consequent to the use of the apparatus.