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Antimicrobial coating forming kink resistant feature on a vascular access device

  • US 10,232,088 B2
  • Filed: 07/08/2014
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vascular access device comprising:

  • a catheter adapter;

    a catheter that extends distally from the catheter adapter and comprises a material; and

    an antimicrobial coating applied to at least a portion of the catheter, the antimicrobial coating comprising a base material that releases one or more antimicrobial agents when the antimicrobial coating is inserted within skin of the patient, wherein the base material is UV cured and has a hardness greater than a hardness of the material of the catheter to provide kink resistance to the catheter, wherein the antimicrobial coating is uniform in thickness along a first portion of the catheter, wherein the antimicrobial coating increases in thickness along a second portion of the catheter adjacent the catheter adapter, wherein when the catheter is inserted into a vein of the patient, the first portion is configured to be positioned at least at an intimal layer of the vein and the second portion is configured to be disposed outside a body of the patient at least proximate the outer layers of the skin.

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