Dressing having integral antimicrobial
AssigneeCenturion Medical Products Corporation
InventorDonald J. Propp
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Abstract
A dressing having integral antimicrobial includes a transparent film layer having a top side, an opposite bottom side, and an insertion site viewing portion. The dressing also includes an antimicrobial member having a top side and an opposite bottom side. The antimicrobial member top side is adhered to the film layer bottom side in the insertion site viewing portion. The antimicrobial member includes at least one pair of elongated, spacedly disposed portions defining a slot therebetween. A zone of inhibition defined by the antimicrobial member covers an entire area of the slot between the member portions.
Claims20
1-27. (canceled)
A dressing comprising:
- a transparent film layer having a top side, an opposite bottom side, and an insertion site viewing portion;
- and
- an antimicrobial member having a top side and an opposite bottom side, said antimicrobial member top side being adhered to said transparent film layer bottom side in said insertion site viewing portion;
- said antimicrobial member including at least one pair of elongated, spacedly disposed portions defining a slot therebetween, the slot having a width sized to accept a catheter lumen;
- wherein a zone of inhibition defined by said antimicrobial member entirely covers the slot;
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- wherein the transparent film layer bottom side includes an adhesive position and an adhesive-free portion, the adhesive-free portion being disposed in the slot between the antimicrobial member portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.