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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:
Sep. 17, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Firma Carl Freudenberg, Weinheim/Bergstrasse, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604266 ; 604265 ; 604280 ; 604282 ; 604283 ;
Abstract
A tube or ring-shaped, elastic cuff is used as a antimicrobial fitting for medical catheters. The fitting is manufactured from organic silicon/polyurethane elastomer including an antimicrobial agent. The fitting is annularly disposed on a catheter and held in place by radial tension. The fitting has very high tensile strength and resistance to tearing and preferably has a wall thickness of about 0.1 mm; may be cut into segments of 2 to 10 cm long; and can be drawn onto a catheter as individual segments.