Method and apparatus for catheter sterilization

Techniques for effectively sterilizing catheters, particularly long-dwelling intravenous catheters, are disclosed. The techniques include the transmission and dispersion of ultraviolet or infrared radiation, the heating or cooling of a catheter distal end portion, and the transmission of electrical...

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Hauptverfasser:	JONATHAN TIEFENBRUN, PETER J. WILK
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	Techniques for effectively sterilizing catheters, particularly long-dwelling intravenous catheters, are disclosed. The techniques include the transmission and dispersion of ultraviolet or infrared radiation, the heating or cooling of a catheter distal end portion, and the transmission of electrical current along the catheter and through the catheter lumen or organic tissues in which the catheter resides.