Antimicrobial lubricant
First Claim
1. Medical device comprising a lubricious silver based antimicrobial coating that acts as a lubricant to facilitate the contact interaction of the device with a patient and a deterrent to prevent or substantially eliminate the growth of microorganisms on the device and at least those portions of the patient that the device comes into contact with to thereby prevent infection to the patient.
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Abstract
An antimicrobial lubricant combines an antimicrobial agent, preferably silver based, with a silicone lubricant. This is achieved by first formulating a lubricant solution that has a non-volatile silicone lubricant and a volatile solvent carrier. An antimicrobial agent is added to the lubricant solution. The solution is then subjected to ultrasonic energy so that the antimicrobial agent is uniformly mixed with the lubricant in the solution. The solution containing the antimicrobial lubricant may be sprayed onto a medical device, for example the outer surface of the catheter of a peripheral IV catheter. After the solvent flashes off, a coat of uniform antimicrobial lubricant is formed on the catheter surface. The antimicrobial lubricant coating facilitates the insertion of the catheter to a patient, and at the same time prevents the growth of microorganisms from the device and infection to the patient.
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27 Claims
- 1. Medical device comprising a lubricious silver based antimicrobial coating that acts as a lubricant to facilitate the contact interaction of the device with a patient and a deterrent to prevent or substantially eliminate the growth of microorganisms on the device and at least those portions of the patient that the device comes into contact with to thereby prevent infection to the patient.
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9. An antimicrobial lubricant comprising:
- a silver based antimicrobial agent combined with a silicone based lubricant, the antimicrobial lubricant adapted to coat a medical device for use with a patient, the antimicrobial lubricant acts as a lubricant to facilitate the contact interaction of the device with the patient, the antimicrobial lubricant further acting as a deterrent to prevent or substantially eliminate the growth of microorganisms on the device and at least those portions of the patient that the device comes into contact with to thereby prevent infection to the patient.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- 18. A catheter device comprising a needle having an outer diameter extending through and movable relative to a catheter having an inner diameter, the outer diameter surface of the needle in contact with the inner diameter surface of the catheter, the catheter having coated along its length at its outer diameter surface a lubricious antimicrobial coating that facilitates the insertion of the catheter and the needle to a patient and acts as a deterrent to prevent or substantially eliminate the growth of microorganisms at the device and at least those portions of the patient that the device comes into contact with to thereby prevent infection to the patient.
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23. An antimicrobial lubricant comprising an antimicrobial agent mixed with a silicone based lubricant in a solution, wherein the antimicrobial agent is Triclosan and the lubricant includes polydialkylsiloxanes preferably polydimethyl siloxane, the solution including a volatile solvent, wherein the Triclosan is mixed with the polydimethyl siloxane in the solution, the solution applied to the surface of a medical by spraying, whereby after the volatile solvent evaporates, the surface of the medical device is coated by a layer of the antimicrobial lubricant.
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24. A method of making an antimicrobial lubricant comprising the steps of:
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a) combining a solvent and a silicone base lubricant to formulate a lubricant solution; b) adding a silver based antimicrobial agent in the lubricant solution; c) subjecting the antimicrobial agent added lubricant solution to ultrasonic energy to mix the antimicrobial agent with the silicone based lubricant to form an antimicrobial lubricant solution; and d) evaporating the solvent from the antimicrobial lubricant solution to obtain the antimicrobial lubricant. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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