Patent ID: 6402735
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A collar device for providing a drug or medication to an area of a body of an animal or human where a tube or medical device enters said body, said collar device comprising a collar adapted to fit around said tube or medical device, said collar comprising:a) a cylinder wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, said outer surface being in contact with said area of said body where said tube or medical device enters said body, b) a slit along the axial length of said cylinder wall forming a first and second edge, wherein said first and second edge comprise a means for interlocking said first and second edge together to secure said collar device around said tube or medical device; and c) means for delivery of said drug or medication to said area of said body where said tube or medical device enters said body, wherein said means for delivery comprises open channels on said outer surface of said cylinder wall, said channels being in open communication with said area of said body where said tube or medical device enters said body.