Patent ID: 9220869
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A dressing comprising: a transparent film layer having a top side, an opposite bottom side, and an insertion site viewing portion, the transparent film layer defining an outermost layer of the dressing; an antimicrobial member having a top side and an opposite bottom side, said antimicrobial member top side being adhered to said transparent film layer bottom side in said insertion site viewing portion; said antimicrobial member including at least one pair of elongated, spacedly disposed portions defining a slot therebetween, the slot having a width sized to accept a catheter lumen; wherein a zone of inhibition defined by said antimicrobial member entirely covers the slot; and wherein the transparent film layer bottom side includes an adhesive portion and an adhesive-free portion, the adhesive portion being disposed within the insertion site viewing portion so as to adhere the antimicrobial member to the film layer, and wherein the adhesive-free portion is disposed in the slot between the antimicrobial member portions.