Introducing Curos™ Stopper Cap for Open Female Luers
Now you can cover stopcocks and catheter hubs with confidence.
Our latest addition to the Curos disinfecting port protectors family, 3M™ Curos™ Stopper Disinfecting Caps for Open Female Luers, allows you to disinfect and protect open female luers. Meeting the high efficacy standards of Curos port protectors, Curos stopper caps utilize 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) to disinfect critical surfaces of open female luers, prior to line access.
3M™ Curos™ Stopper Disinfecting Caps for Open Female Luers:
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Disinfects in 1 minute. Protects open female luers for up to 7 days if not removed. -
Achieved a 99.99% reduction in 6 microbes commonly associated with Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections(1,2) -
Are designed to luer lock onto a wide range of open female luers, such as stopcocks and catheter hubs.
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Will hold pressure to maintain a closed system. -
Are dispensed as individual caps or on a convenient 5-cap strip, which can be hung from I.V. poles for easy access. -
Are brightly colored making it easy to verify that a port is clean at a glance and making it easy to measure compliance with protocol.
Circle of Disinfection and Protection
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With this latest addition, the Curos brand now offers a full circle of disinfection and protection for intraluminal access points including:
- Needleless Connectors
- Male Luers
- Catheter Hubs
- Stopcocks
- Tego® Hemodialysis Connectors
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1. For more information regarding organisms associated with central line–associated bloodstream infections, refer to: Sievert, D. M., Ricks, P., Edwards, J. R., Schneider, A., Patel, J., Srinivasan, A., . . . Fridkin, S. (2013). Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated with Healthcare-Associated Infections: Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009–2010. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 34(01), 1-14. doi:10.1086/668770.
2. Data reflects in vitro findings on Curos™ Disinfecting Port Protectors.
Tego® is a trademark of ICU Medical, Inc. 3M™ Curos™ disinfecting caps are not affiliated with ICU Medical, Inc.
