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US 11,077,293 B2Granted
Antimicrobial inserts for stopcock medical connectors
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsHuibin Liu, Bryan Fred Bihlmaier, Janice Lin
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Abstract
Various embodiments of an antimicrobial insert for a stopcock medical connector are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antimicrobial insert that is seated within at least a portion of the annular bore of the connector's tap, wherein fluid within the annular bore contacts the antimicrobial insert, thereby preventing microbial proliferation within the stopcock medical connector.
Claims6
A stopcock medical connector device, comprising:
- a housing, comprising an upstream port and a downstream port;
- a tap rotatably seated in the housing, wherein the tap comprises an annular bore configured to align with the upstream port and the downstream port;
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- an elongated structure disposed within the annular bore, wherein a diameter of the elongated structure is equal to a diameter of the annular bore, wherein the downstream port is configured to receive fluid from the upstream port through the annular bore and the elongated structure, wherein
- the elongated structure comprises an antimicrobial material, wherein the elongated structure comprises a central axis portion and a plurality of segments extending outwardly from the central axis portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.