Abstract: Antimicrobial devices for use with at least a portion of a medical device include at least one flexible portion configured to secure the antimicrobial device to the at least a portion of the medical device. Medical device assemblies include an access port and an antimicrobial device adapted to disinfect at least a portion of the access port. Methods of disinfecting a portion of a device include deforming a housing of the antimicrobial device to couple the antimicrobial device to the portion of the device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 3, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 2, 2019
Assignee:
Health Line International Corp.
Inventors:
Li Min She, Joel K. Faulkner, Zhao Jie, Aaron Garcia Faulkner
Abstract: An antimicrobial device comprises a housing structure configured to couple to a medical device and comprising an antimicrobial polymer material comprising polyurethane, the antimicrobial polymer material formulated to at least partially decontaminate surfaces of the medical device in at least temporary physical contact with the housing structure. A medical device assembly, and a method of decontaminating a medical device are also described.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 22, 2016
Publication date:
December 22, 2016
Applicant:
Health Line International Corp.
Inventors:
Joel K. Faulkner, Aaron Garcia Faulkner, Filemon Martinez, Li Min She