Patent ID: 6146363
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An anti-infection catheter arrangement comprising:a catheter exhibitinga rigid or flexible catheter tube having a connection piece disposedat a rear side end;a filling and suction device having a plurality of reservoirs of active agent and connectable to the connection piece,wherein one of the active agent reservoirs is filled with a substance, containing a member selected from the group consisting of antibiotic, chemo-therapeutic agent, anti-viral agent and mixtures thereof in an at least minimum effective concentration,wherein a second one of the reservoirs is filled with a substance containing or forming at least one essentially non-damaging material to the tissue cells and blood cells,wherein the filling and suction device is constructed such that this substance essentially can be filled into the region of the tip of the catheter tube to provide a buffer such that the substance, containing a member selected from the group consisting of antibiotic, chemo-therapeutic agent, anti-viral agent and mixtures thereof does not enter into the blood, andwherein the total volume of the reservoirs is larger than the filling volume of the catheter.