Antimicrobial Needle Coating For Extended Infusion
First Claim
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1. A medical device comprising a percutaneously insertable surface, the insertable surface comprising a surface layer comprising at least one anti-infective agent and at least one bioerodable polymer, wherein the surface layer extends the patency of the device when inserted into a patient.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to bioabsorbable polymeric coatings with antimicrobial agents that provide coated surfaces that resist protein absorption and infectious formation on coated surfaces of medical devices that are inserted or implanted in patients, and kits thereof with an antimicrobial disc.
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- 1. A medical device comprising a percutaneously insertable surface, the insertable surface comprising a surface layer comprising at least one anti-infective agent and at least one bioerodable polymer, wherein the surface layer extends the patency of the device when inserted into a patient.
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56. A coating composition comprising at least one anti-infective agent and at least one bioerodable polymer, wherein the coating composition, when applied to a percutaneously insertable surface of an insertable or implantable medical device, provides a surface layer that substantially extends the patency of the device when inserted into a patient.
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75. A kit for reducing protein absorption and infection arising from insertion of a medical device through a body surface comprising:
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an insertable medical device having a percutaneously insertable surface, means for providing the insertable surface with an anti-infective, anti-protein absorption coating, wherein the coating comprises at least one anti-infective agent and at least one polymer; and
a disc comprising at least one anti-infective agent, said disc being adapted to surround and abut said percutaneously insertable surface when the device is inserted in a subject and a portion of said percutaneously insertable surface projects from an external bodily surface of the subject, and said disc is in contact with said external bodily surface of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (83)
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