Medical device for the protection of a catheter penetration site
US5686096A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0266
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device for protecting a catheter penetration site on the skin of a patient includes a resilient pad having a patient contacting side and at least one void therein for receiving and retaining a catheter at a catheter penetration site. The device has an adhesive on the patient contacting side of the pad for releasably adhering the pad to the patient's skin at the catheter penetration site and also includes a sufficient quantity of an antimicrobial agent to create a zone of microbial inhibition around the catheter penetration site.
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