Patent ID: 8691887
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61L,B05D,C08F,C09D,C10M,C10N

Abstract:
1. An infusion therapy medical device having an antimicrobial solvent coating comprising: an acrylate polymer or copolymer forming a matrix; an antimicrobial agent uniformly distributed in the matrix to gradually diffuse out of the matrix when the matrix is exposed to an IV fluid; a rheological modifier mixed with the acrylate polymer or copolymer and the antimicrobial agent; and a mild solvent mixed with the acrylate polymer or copolymer, the antimicrobial agent, and the rheological modifier, wherein the antimicrobial solvent coating comprises the rheological modifier in the amount of from about 0.2% to about 30% of the dry weight of the coating.