Method and apparatus for pre-treating a catheter
US12090512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05D2254/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for pre-treating a catheter prior to using the catheter in a medical procedure, and a related apparatus, are provided. The method comprises exposing, in a plasma chamber positioned in a medical care center, and under sterile conditions, intraluminal surfaces and extraluminal surfaces of the catheter to plasma. The plasma is electromagnetically-generated adjacently to the intraluminal surfaces and extraluminal surfaces, thereby rendering, at least temporarily, the intraluminal surfaces and extraluminal surfaces of the catheter hydrophilic.
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