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US 2013/0199946 A1Published application
Portable Medical Device Protectors
AssigneeHyprotek, Inc.
InventorPatrick O. Tennican
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Abstract
This disclosure describes example portable medical device protectors that may be used in combination with various antimicrobial and/or antiseptic agents to reduce contaminants on a portable medical device. According to some embodiments, the disclosure describes that the protectors may comprise an impermeable container to store a permeable applicator impregnated with an antimicrobial or antiseptic agent.
Claims20
A portable medical device protector comprising:
- an impermeable container, the impermeable container having an inner surface configured to hold a portion of a portable medical device;
- a permeable applicator within the impermeable container;
- and
- an antimicrobial or antiseptic agent disposed on or within the permeable applicator.
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A method of preventing the spread of infectious agents comprising:
- identifying a device protector to use with a portable medical device, the device protector comprising:
- a sealable impermeable receptacle configured to hold a portion of the portable medical device;
- a permeable applicator arranged within the impermeable receptacle;
- and
- an antimicrobial or antiseptic agent carried by the permeable applicator;
- using the identified device protector with the portable medical device, the using comprises:
- opening the sealable impermeable receptacle;
- removing the permeable applicator from the receptacle;
- applying the permeable applicator containing the antimicrobial or antiseptic agent to at least a portion of the portable medical device;
- placing at least a portion of the portable medical device within the impermeable receptacle;
- and
- sealing the impermeable receptacle around the portion of the portable medical device to prevent recontamination.
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A portable medical device protector system comprising:
- a sterile package housing a removable tray, the removable tray comprising one or more of:
- a sealable impermeable receptacle configured to enclose a portion of a portable medical device;
- a permeable applicator configured to scrub the portion of the portable medical device;
- and
- a cleansing, antimicrobial or antiseptic agent disposed on within the permeable applicator, wherein the antimicrobial agent comprises, water, a low molecular weight alcohol, a peroxide or peroxide-generating agent and a chelating agent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.