System for conditioning surfaces in vivo
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1. A medical device comprising:
- a blood contacting surface having an electropositive current density of between about 0.001 and about 1.0 mA/cm2;
wherein the blood contacting surface inhibits thrombogenesis.
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Abstract
A system and method for conditioning surfaces of a body in vivo includes providing an electrical energy source, coupling the electric energy source to the surface, and delivering electropositive current from the electrical energy source to the surface so as to generate a sub-threshold current density on the surface. In preferred embodiments, the sub-threshold electropositive current density is between about 0.001 and about 1.0 mA/cm2.
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1. A medical device comprising:
a blood contacting surface having an electropositive current density of between about 0.001 and about 1.0 mA/cm2;
wherein the blood contacting surface inhibits thrombogenesis.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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