APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO REDUCE MICROBIAL INFECTION

摘要

A breathing gas delivery system is provided. The system includes a nasal cannula (10) having a lumen (16, 16') and a nasal prong (20, 20') configured to deliver a gas from the lumen and into at least one nare of a patient through the nasal prong. At least one of the lumen and the nasal prong includes an amount of an antimicrobial agent effective to kill or inhibit growth of microorganisms on one or more surfaces of the nasal cannula. A method of delivering a breathing gas to a patient using the nasal cannula is also provided.