发明申请
- 专利标题: PACKAGED READY-TO-USE PRODUCT AND METHOD
- 专利标题(中): 包装即可使用的产品和方法
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申请号: US14249568申请日: 2014-04-10
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公开(公告)号: US20140216955A1公开(公告)日: 2014-08-07
- 发明人: Michael Murray , Thomas H. Gilman , Sean Sweeney , Martin P. Creaven
- 申请人: Hollister Incorporated
- 主分类号: A61M25/00
- IPC分类号: A61M25/00 ; B65B55/22
摘要:
A vapor hydrated packaged catheter assembly and method of manufacturing and distributing same includes a gas impermeable package housing a catheter within a catheter-receiving cavity. The catheter assembly has a hydrophilic coating applied to at least a portion of the outer surface of a catheter tube or shaft which may be surrounded by a sleeve to provide a no-touch, sure grip feature. The catheter assembly is disposed within the catheter receiving cavity of the package together with a limited amount of a vapor donating liquid provided as a source of vapor to activate the hydrophilic coating. The amount of vapor donating liquid is less than the amount that would otherwise be sufficient to cause a spill hazard. It may be loose liquid as a desired percentage of the volume of a tube-receiving portion of the catheter receiving cavity of the package, or it may be contained in a liquid sequestering element. The activation of at least some of the hydrophilic coating occurs solely by reason of exposure of the outer surface of the catheter to a vapor produced by the vapor donating liquid. The distribution of the catheter following manufacture is delayed for a time sufficient to permit the vapor to complete hydration of the entire hydrophilic coating on the surface.
公开/授权文献
- US09072862B2 Packaged ready-to-use product 公开/授权日:2015-07-07
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