VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE NON-ADHERING MEMBRANES
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1. A medical device, comprising:
- a vascular access device including a body and a membrane of the body,wherein the membrane communicates with a pathogenic environment, andwherein the membrane discourages biofilm formation.
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A medical device may include a vascular access device having a body and a membrane of the body. The membrane communicates with a pathogenic environment and discourages adhesion of a pathogen to the membrane. A method of discouraging a pathogen from residing on the membrane of a vascular access device includes providing a vascular access device with a body having a membrane and discouraging a pathogen from residing on the membrane.
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1. A medical device, comprising:
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a vascular access device including a body and a membrane of the body, wherein the membrane communicates with a pathogenic environment, and wherein the membrane discourages biofilm formation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of discouraging a pathogen from residing on the membrane of a vascular access device, comprising:
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providing a vascular access device with a body, wherein the body includes a membrane at a location of the body that is in communication with a pathogenic environment, and discouraging a pathogen from residing on the membrane of the vascular access device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A medical device, comprising:
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means for accessing the vascular system of a patient, and means for discouraging biofilm formation on the medical device, wherein the pathogen resides near the means for accessing the vascular system of a patient, wherein the means for accessing the vascular system includes a body, and wherein the means for discouraging biofilm formation includes a membrane of the body of the means for accessing the vascular system of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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