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Inventors: Wong, Patrick S.; Langston, Jimmy B.; Leeper, Harold M.;
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A patient-care system is disclosed comprising a container housing a device that delivers an agent for controlling the presence of pathogens. Also, the device and a method are disclosed using the device for preventing pathogenic infections.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION This invention concerns a patient care apparatus comprising, in combination, a container having an inlet port, and an exit port, with the inlet port adapted for receiving a catheter.
The container contains a dispensing device comprising a polymer housing a chemoprophylactic agent.
The chemoprophylactic agent on its release from the device is useful for controlling and preventing the growth and multiplication of pathogens in the apparatus, and for preventing their migration into a patient.
The invention also concerns the device and methods for using the device.

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