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An attachable device, for use with a catheter, and impregnated with, or containing, a supply of antiseptic solution, gel or powder, such that the device can be exteriorly positioned adjacent a catheter insertion site thereby dispensing antiseptic solution at the catheterization site for preventing m

An attachable device, for use with a catheter, and impregnated with, or containing, a supply of antiseptic solution, gel or powder, such that the device can be exteriorly positioned adjacent a catheter insertion site thereby dispensing antiseptic solution at the catheterization site for preventing micro-organisms surrounding the insertion site from causing infection.

대표청구항 ▼

A device for use with medical catheters for preventing, or reducing the incidence of, catheter-related infection originating at the site of catheter insertion into the patient\s body comprising: a body defining a centrally disposed aperture therethrough; means associated with said body for dispensin

A device for use with medical catheters for preventing, or reducing the incidence of, catheter-related infection originating at the site of catheter insertion into the patient\s body comprising: a body defining a centrally disposed aperture therethrough; means associated with said body for dispensing antiseptic, wherein said means for dispensing antiseptic includes a reservoir, housed within said body and containing a supply of antiseptic, said body defining a plurality of openings communicating with said reservoir for dispensing said antiseptic proximal the catheter insertion site.