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AssigneeI-Flow Corporation
InventorsJames Porto, Jose Deniega, Roger Massengale, Kenneth Rake, Kevin Forrest, Mark Siminuk, Lois Rake
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A catheter having features configured to provide a substantially uniform flow rate of a fluid exiting the catheter and also exhibits anti-microbial properties. The uniform flow rate features may include one or more of a flow restricting membrane or flow restricting component within an infusion section of the catheter. In other arrangements, exit holes defining the infusion section of the catheter may be configured to provide the desired uniform flow rate over the length of the infusion section. Furthermore, the catheter also includes anti-microbial properties to inhibit the growth of microbes on or within the catheter and, preferably, to inhibit microbe growth in an anatomical region surrounding the catheter. The desired anti-microbial properties may be provided by an anti-microbial layer, anti-microbial materials dispersed within the material from which components of the catheters are constructed, or a combination of anti-microbial layers and embedded anti-microbial materials. In some arrangements, one or more portions of the catheter may be bio-absorbable.
A catheter for delivery of fluid, comprising:
A catheter for the delivery of fluid, comprising:
A catheter for delivering a fluid, comprising:
A catheter comprising a tubular catheter body having an exterior surface and an interior surface which defines a lumen, said catheter body including a portion configured to permit fluid to pass from said lumen to external said catheter thereby defining an infusion section of said catheter, wherein said catheter includes a quantity of silver nanoparticles disposed on said exterior surface and further includes a quantity of silver nanoparticles disposed on said interior surface.
A catheter comprising a tubular catheter body, said catheter body including a portion configured to permit fluid to pass from said lumen to external said catheter thereby defining an infusion section of said catheter, said catheter configured for use in at least one of wound site pain management, peripheral nerve block and epidural applications, and wherein said catheter body has a non-clear coloration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.