Patent ID: 11872367
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for infusing a gas into a vascular access device, comprising:
a catheter interface, wherein the catheter interface comprises a distal end, a proximal end, and one or more lumens extending between the distal end and the proximal end; and
a connector disposed on an outer surface of the catheter interface, wherein the connector is configured to couple to a reservoir and allow passage of a gaseous agent from the reservoir to the one or more lumens, wherein the reservoir comprises:
a housing comprising an opening and an impermeable wall, wherein the opening is configured to couple to the connector of the catheter interface; and
a molecular precursor to the gaseous agent suspended in a hydrogel disposed within the housing, wherein the gaseous agent is antimicrobial, antithrombogenic, or both antimicrobial and antithrombogenic.