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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Su-syin S. Wu, Irvine, CA (US);
Harold R. Williams, San Clemente, CA (US);
Nancy S. Chu, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Hans Strobel, Zurich, CH;
Szu-min Lin, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Henry K. Hui, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Leslie A. Feldman, Calabasas Hills, CA (US);
Su-Syin S. Wu, Irvine, CA (US);
Harold R. Williams, San Clemente, CA (US);
Nancy S. Chu, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Hans Strobel, Zurich, CH;
Szu-Min Lin, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Henry K. Hui, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Leslie A. Feldman, Calabasas Hills, CA (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for sterilizing lumens involve a booster that is attached to the lumen. In preferred embodiments, the contact area between the lumen and the booster enhances the penetration of an antimicrobial agent to the contact area.