摘要 |
Disposable medical devices having antimicrobial properties, systems incorporating such devices, and methods of making and using such devices are disclosed. Medical devices of the present invention, such as valves, injection sites, stopcocks, manifolds, dead-enders, movable and resilient plug bodies of the type used as the septums in sample site devices, etc., include a housing (12) having a fluid path (14) therein and at least one port (15) for coupling to a source of fluid. The device further includes an associated access control member (16) which communicates with the fluid path of the housing (12) to selectively control access thereto. The access control member may preferably comprise a synthetic resin material and an antimicrobial agent molded therein. |