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Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1991

Filed:

Jan. 22, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

Otto Brenner, Edingen, DE;

Christoph Josefiak, Rimbach, DE;

Gunter Schuhmacher, Weinheim, DE;

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.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Brenner, Otto. (1991). Antimicrobial fitting for medical catheters and method for their (U.S. Patent No. 5049140). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5049140

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