John Nix
Tulsa, OK (USA)
Role(s):
Medic Invent
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Location:
Tulsa
Industry:
Healthcare
Year Founded:
2008
Number Employees:
INVALID
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Company Overview
MedicInvent, LLC is an Oklahoma limited liability company which patents, out-licenses and sells rights to its value-added surface treatment to any intravascular catheter device whereby a textured surface is incorporated with the catheter at the interface with the skin (the "Technology"). The Technology is designed fight catheter related blood infections.
The purpose of the Technology is to stimulate tissue growth at the juncture of the catheter and the cutaneous incision point thus increasing bacterium blockage and static friction or 'stiction' of the catheter. We believe this results in both decreased pathogen migration into the bloodstream via 'blockage' and reduces catheter dislodgement via 'anchoring'. Blockage prevents entry for microorganisms and thus disrupts