Patents Assigned to Hub Hygiene
  • Method of disinfecting ports in central venous catheter systems
    Patent number: 10166085
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems for disinfecting Central Venous Catheter (CVC) system ports that use highly-abrasive and highly-conforming foam material in place of wipes or other sponge products, and methods for using such systems. The foam material may be an open-cell microabrasive material such as melamine foam. The foam material may contain disinfecting solutions such as isopropyl alcohol, chlorhexidine gluconate, or povidone-iodine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Hub Hygiene
    Inventors: William Judson Ready, Pranav Godbole, Bharathwaj Nandagopal, Mary Catherine Adams, Timothy Gassner, You Keun Kim, Ruifu Shi