摘要:
In a medical device having an antimicrobial agent, the medical device includes a base material and an amount of chlorhexidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof disposed in the base material sufficient to reduce microbial growth. The base material is melt processed together with the chlorhexidine to generate the medical device which is substantially free of destabilized chlorhexidine.
摘要:
Implantable medical devices, such as catheters, treated with a high concentration of gentian violet, and methods of preparing these medical devices are provided.
摘要:
Transcutaneous devices are disclosed that self-provide cues for exact location of transcutaneous insertion sites, exit sites, and/or the track of the device between the sites, as are methods and kits for using the transcutaenous devices to mark the sites and track of the device and for removing location cues.
摘要:
In a medical device, an antimicrobial agent is combined with an elastomeric polymer material. The antimicrobial agent includes at least one chlorhexidine/fatty acid salt which is a neutralization product of chlorhexidine base and a fatty acid having between 12 and 18 carbon atoms.