Medical article and method of making and using the same
First Claim
1. A packaged medical article, comprising:
- the medical article, comprising a plastic portion; and
an active color changing specie, wherein the color changing specie is capable of changing color after exposure to a color change activator; and
a protective layer capable of inhibiting exposure of the medical article to the color change activator prior to use of the medical article.
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Abstract
The packaged medical article can comprise the medical article and a protective layer capable of inhibiting exposure of the medical article to a color change activator prior to use of the medical article. The medical article comprises a plastic portion and an active color changing specie, wherein the color changing specie is capable of changing color after exposure to a color change activator. The method for producing a medical article can comprise: combining thermoplastic resin with a blocked color changing specie to form a resin mixture and manufacture processing the resin mixture to form a packaged medical article. This manufacturing processing comprises forming the resin mixture into the medical article and packaging the medical article to form a packaged medical article. The color changing specie will not affect the structural integrity of the medical article when it changes color.
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44 Claims
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1. A packaged medical article, comprising:
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the medical article, comprising a plastic portion; and
an active color changing specie, wherein the color changing specie is capable of changing color after exposure to a color change activator; and
a protective layer capable of inhibiting exposure of the medical article to the color change activator prior to use of the medical article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medical article, comprising:
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a plastic portion; and
a blocked color changing specie;
wherein the blocked color changing specie is capable of being active after post-processing, and wherein the post-processing is different than manufacturing processes employed to make the medical article; and
wherein the active color changing specie is capable of changing color after exposure to a color change activator. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for producing a medical article, comprising:
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combining thermoplastic resin with a blocked color changing specie to form a resin mixture; and
manufacturing processing the resin mixture to form a packaged medical article and to deblock the blocked color changing specie, wherein the manufacturing processing comprises forming the resin mixture into the medical article;
packaging the medical article to form a packaged medical article; and
sterilizing the packaged medical article to form a sterile medical article. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for processing a used medical article, wherein a sterile packaged medical article had been opened to form the used medical article, the method comprising:
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receiving the used medical article at a first time;
cleaning and sterilizing the used medical article;
sending the used medical article at a second time;
wherein the medical article comprises a plastic portion and a color changing specie; and
wherein the color changing specie has a CIELAB Δ
E* from the first time to the second time of greater than or equal to about 10. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A method for processing a used medical article, wherein a sterile packaged medical article had been opened to form the used medical article, the method comprising:
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wherein the used medical article comprises a color changing specie comprising a block;
deblocking the color changing species in the used medical article. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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