Antimicrobial detectable cable tie with one or more metallic barbs
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorJonathan J. Gwaltney
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Abstract
A cable tie includes a body having a composition wherein the composition includes a base plastic, an antimicrobial additive, and a detectable additive selected from a detectable metal additive, an X-ray detectable additive, and combinations thereof, a head having a bard including a metallic barb material, and wherein the body and the head are integrally formed. The antimicrobial additive can be configured to be resistant against silver-ion resistant pathogens. The antimicrobial additive can include complexes of zinc, copper, other metallic ions, and combinations thereof.
Claims18
A cable tie comprising:
- a body having a composition wherein the composition includes:
- a base plastic,
- an antimicrobial additive comprising a complex of zinc and copper,
- wherein the antimicrobial additive does not include zinc pyrithione, and
- wherein the antimicrobial additive is configured to be effective against silver ion resistant pathogens, and
- a detectable additive selected from a detectable metal additive, an X-ray detectable additive, and combinations thereof;
- and
- a head having a barb comprising a metallic barb material,
- wherein the body and the head are integrally connected.
A device for bundling a plurality of elongate members in parallel relation, the device comprising:
- a body having a composition wherein the composition includes:
- a base plastic,
- an antimicrobial additive comprising a complex of zinc and copper, and configured to be effective against silver ion resistant pathogens,
- wherein the antimicrobial additive does not include zinc pyrithione, a detectable metal additive, and
- an X-ray detectable additive;
- and
- a head integrally connected to the body;
- wherein the head includes a barb comprising a metallic barb material for receiving an opposite end of the body in inverse frictional relation to bundle the plurality of elongate members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.