Catheter receptacle provided with an antimicrobial compound
AssigneeAstra Tech AB
InventorsAgneta Nordholm, Martin Nyman, Daniel Holm
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Abstract
A catheter assembly (110, 210) comprising a catheter (130, 230) and a receptacle (120, 220) is disclosed. The receptacle is arranged to accommodate at least part of said catheter and having at least one opening (123) for withdrawal of said catheter. Further, the receptacle is provided with an antimicrobial compound (301) at least in the vicinity of the opening and at least on the outer surface of the receptacle, said antimicrobial compound inhibiting microbes from being transferred to said catheter while being withdrawn through said at least one opening.
Claims24
An intermittent and single use catheter assembly comprising a catheter and a receptacle, said receptacle forming a package for the catheter for maintenance of the catheter in a clean and sterile condition prior to use and accommodating at least part of said catheter and having at least one opening for withdrawal of said catheter,
- wherein said package-forming receptacle is provided with an antimicrobial compound at least in the vicinity of said one opening and at least on the outer surface of the receptacle, said antimicrobial compound inhibiting microbes from being transferred to said catheter while being withdrawn through said at least one opening.
A method of manufacturing a an intermittent and single use catheter assembly comprising a catheter and a receptacle said receptacle forming a package for the catheter for maintenance of the catheter in a clean and sterile condition prior to use, comprising the steps of:
- accommodating at least part of said catheter in said package-forming receptacle,
- providing said package-forming receptacle with at least one opening for withdrawal of said catheter, and
- providing said package-forming receptacle with an antimicrobial compound at least in the vicinity of said one opening and at least on the outer surface of the receptacle, said antimicrobial compound inhibiting microbes from being transferred to said catheter during withdrawal through said at least one opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.