Catheter Connections receives another patent for IV disinfection technology

Catheter Connections, a start-up company co-founded by nurses seeking to reduce deadly hospital-acquired bloodstream infections, announced today the issuance of U.S. Patent Number 8,419,713, titled "Carrier Assembly With Caps for Medical Connectors." This is the seventh patent issued to the Company in a portfolio that broadly covers its DualCap^® technology for disinfecting IV connectors — technology which helps protect hospital patients from deadly infections.

Catheter Connections is the only company to hold patents for protecting and disinfecting "male luer" connectors, which are used to connect IV tubing lines to IV catheters, a proven vector of microbes that can cause bloodstream infections. The patent covers the Company's new DualCap IV Pole Strips™. These new products are strips of disinfectant caps for IV connectors that hang from the IV pole, in the patient room and at the point of care, which provide quick and convenient access for the caregiver. The Company is the sole provider of disinfectant caps individually packaged in pouches, which keep the caps sterile, and IV Pole Strips of caps for convenient bedside access. "Today, success of a medical device is not only based on its proprietary technology, but also on its accessibility at the point of patient care and convenience of use. With the launch of our IV Pole Strips, Catheter Connections is now the only company with patented technology to protect male luers and needleless luer access valves. The Company now has the broadest product offering that allows each customer to select the product mix that best fits its individual needs. This is a significant advancement which positions the Company to lead the market with new, superior and patented products," said Vicki Farrar, CEO.