Anti-microbial barrier
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1. A tubular member for mounting concentrically on a catheter and for disposition in a skin opening so as to be substantially contiguous with the surfaces of the opening, the tubular member being of sponge-like material, and an anti-microbial fluid disposed in the member and leachable onto the skin and into the opening.
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A member for mounting concentrically on a catheter and for disposition about a skin opening so as to be contiguous with the surfaces of the opening, the member being of sponge-like material, and an anti-microbial fluid disposed in the member and leachable onto the skin and into the opening.
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- 1. A tubular member for mounting concentrically on a catheter and for disposition in a skin opening so as to be substantially contiguous with the surfaces of the opening, the tubular member being of sponge-like material, and an anti-microbial fluid disposed in the member and leachable onto the skin and into the opening.
- 3. A catheter assembly comprising a catheter for insertion into a body through an opening in the body, a sponge-like tubular member mounted concentrically on the catheter for disposition in the skin opening so as to be substantially contiguous with the opening in the body, and an anti-microbial fluid disposed in the sponge-like tubular member and leachable onto the skin and into the opening.
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10. A bandage-type barrier comprising a layer of sponge-like material, a first covering layer over a first surface of the sponge-like layer and defining an aperture for receiving an anti-microbial fluid, and adhesive disposed on the barrier for securing the barrier to a skin surface of a body with the second surface of the sponge-like layer disposed adjacent a wound in the skin surface.
- 11. A tubular member for mounting concentrically on a catheter and for disposition in a skin opening so as to be substantially contiguous with the surfaces of the opening, the tubular member being of sponge-like material, and an antibiotic agent disposed in the member and leachable onto the skin and into the opening.
- 13. A catheter assembly comprising a catheter for insertion into a body through an opening in the body, a sponge-like tubular member mounted concentrically on the catheter for disposition in the skin opening so as to be substantially contiguous with the opening in the body, and an antibiotic agent disposed in the sponge-like tubular member and leachable onto the skin and into the opening.
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20. A bandage-type barrier comprising a layer of sponge-like material, a first covering layer over a first surface of the sponge-like layer and defining an aperture for receiving an antibiotic agent, and adhesive disposed on the barrier for securing the barrier to a skin surface of a body with the second surface of the sponge-like layer disposed adjacent a wound in the skin surface.
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