US 12,029,835 B2
Needleless access connector with antimicrobial resistant valve
Todd Oda, San Diego, CA (US); George Mansour, San Diego, CA (US); Ali Saleh, San Diego, CA (US); Tomas Frausto, San Diego, CA (US); Siddarth K. Shevgoor, San Diego, CA (US); and Archana Nagaraja Rao, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/785,342.
Prior Publication US 2021/0244859 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/155 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61M 39/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 39/26 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 29/16 (2013.01) [A61K 31/155 (2013.01); A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61M 39/02 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 39/26 (2013.01); A61L 2300/206 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2039/027 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0285 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2433 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0205 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A needleless access connector having a compressible valve comprising an antimicrobial agent,
wherein the compressible valve is configured to allow a fluid path around the compressible valve through the needleless access connector when the compressible valve is collapsed and compressed under application of axial force, and close the fluid path through the needleless access connector when the axial force is removed,
wherein the valve has a porous top surface and includes an insert near the porous top surface of the valve, wherein the insert comprises an antimicrobial coating thereon which includes the antimicrobial agent.