ANTIMICROBIAL ACTUATOR FOR OPENING THE SIDE PORT OF A PORTED CATHETER

摘要

The present invention related to a catheter device having a side port in which is contained an actuator, the actuator being configured to compress a tubing of the catheter device inwardly when a separated device is inserted into the side port, thereby opening a flowpath from the side port to the inner lumen of the catheter device. In some instances, the side port actuator further comprises an antimicrobial agent or is formed from an antimicrobial material whereby the actuator prevents antimicrobial growth or colonization within fluid that remains in the side port following use thereof.

主权项

1. A ported catheter comprising:
a catheter adapter having an inner lumen; a catheter extending distally from the catheter adapter; a side port forming an opening through a sidewall of the catheter adapter into the inner lumen; tubing positioned within the inner lumen to cover the opening formed by the side port; and an actuator contained within the side port, the actuator being configured to compress the tubing inwardly when a device is inserted into the side port, the inward compression of the tubing opening a flowpath from the side port into the inner lumen.