ANTIMICROBIAL DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

摘要

A durable medical equipment article includes a first structural element, which can be made at least in part of either a metal or a polymeric resin. An antimicrobial agent is disposed in a coating layer affixed to the surface of the metal or polymeric resin structural element. Alternatively or additionally, an antimicrobial agent can be disposed in the polymeric resin of the structural element, if the structural element is so constructed. The element and thereby the durable medical equipment article exhibits antimicrobial properties which last for the effective life of the article.