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`PATENT APPLICATION
`Our File No. 16081.1018
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`UNITED STATES CONTINUATION PATENT APPLICATION
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`MINH QUANG HOANG
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`PATIENT FLUID LINE ACCESS VALVE
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`PATIENT FLUID LINE ACCESS VALVE ANTIMICROBIAL
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`RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`[0001]
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`This application is a continuation of United States Application No. 11/281,711,
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`filed November 17, 2005, titled PATIENT FLUID LINE ACCESS VALVE ANTIMICROBIAL
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`CAP/CLEANER, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`[0002]
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`Catheter-related bloodstream infections are caused by bacteria/fungi in patients
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`with