US Patent Issued to CAREFUSION 2200 on July 22 for "Inclusion of bound antiseptic in a luer lock" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,265, issued on July 22, was assigned to CAREFUSION 2200 INC..

"Inclusion of bound antiseptic in a luer lock" was invented by Kenneth Bruce Thurmond (Deer Park, Ill.), Satish Degala (Arlington Heights, Ill.) and Christopher Mcginley (Highland Park, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antiseptic polymeric material, wherein an antimicrobial compound is covalently bonded to the material, and the material is used for contacting with a luer lock. The antiseptic polymeric material may help disinfect or prevent any further microbial contamination to the luer lock, wherein the use of a covalently bound antimicrobial compound may also reduc...