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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:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1993
Stanley L Markus, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Daymark Medical Industries, Inc., Pewaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus is disclosed for detecting whether a catheter is the cause of an infection in a patient without removing the catheter from the patient. The method for detecting an infection in a catheter including the steps of inserting a wire having a brush on the end, removing the brush and culturing fibrin which may have accumulated on the inside of the catheter and outside the end of the catheter to determine if any infectious microorganisms are captured in the fibrin. The brush has bristles of a longer length to extend through the end of the catheter, and shorter bristles to sample the inside of the catheter.
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