Method, apparatus and system for nanovibration coating and biofilm prevention associated with medical devices
First Claim
1. A method for preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling medical devices, the method comprising forming a nanovibration coating process over surfaces of medical device, by communicating mechanical vibration energy to the medical device to enhibit entry of micro organisms from external and internal areas of the medical device.
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Abstract
An acoustic indwelling medical device system, which may include a vibration apparatus and at least one transducer, may be integrated with standard medical devices. This acoustic system may use electric signals to enable the transducer to generate nanovibrations within the indwelling medical device system, to inhibit the entry of microorganisms from external sources. Such vibrations may enable dispersal of microbe colonies, thereby preventing or dispersing biofilm that may cause infections.
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95 Claims
- 1. A method for preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling medical devices, the method comprising forming a nanovibration coating process over surfaces of medical device, by communicating mechanical vibration energy to the medical device to enhibit entry of micro organisms from external and internal areas of the medical device.
- 2. Apparatus for preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling medical device, the apparatus operative to generate a nanovibration coating process over the medical device surfaces, by generating electric signals by a processor and transforming the electric signals to mechanical waves with nano amplitudes, and transmitting the mechanical vibrations by means of traveling waves to the medical device.
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17. A method of preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling devices;
- comprising ability to form nanovibration coating process, whereas every material point of the surface is moving and there is no point, which is not moving at least in one plane surface.
- View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 34, 35, 36)
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22. An apparatus for preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling devices, comprising ability to form nanovibration coating process and have no “
- dead points”
, while every material point of the surface is vibrating at least in one plane surface with the amplitude scale from several to 10.0 nanometers. - View Dependent Claims (23)
- dead points”
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52. A method of preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling devices, comprising ability to form nanovibration coating process, while this process can be controlled directionally through all length of the device, by intensity and time, and this ability influences on the reduction of biofilm formation.
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53. A method for preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling devices, comprising ability to form nanovibration coating process, whereas the process may be excited in the portion of the device or overall it'"'"'s length.
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54. A method of preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling devices, comprising ability to form nanovibration coating process, whereas feedback—
- sensing function is possible, for the purpose of adjustment.
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55. A method of preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling devices, comprising ability to form nanovibration coating process, which enables to expel biological matter (body secretions normally blocked by foreign devices) out of the body and as a result to decline the biofilm formation process.
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63. A method of preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling devices, comprising ability to form nanovibration coating process, which reduces friction and mechanical stress during the introduce and withdraw of the medical device.
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64. A method of preventing biofilm formation associated with indwelling medical devices comprising:
- an ability utilization of different vibration energies to create different conditions and encourage to grow separate bacteria and to preference the other, in other words—
to select the bacteria (as bacteria differ in their ability to attach and form communities).
- an ability utilization of different vibration energies to create different conditions and encourage to grow separate bacteria and to preference the other, in other words—
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77. A method for nanovibration coating process all over surfaces of indwelling medical device;
- a method comprising ability to stimulate or release nitric oxide from targeted organs, or tissue, or small area of it.
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78. The apparatus for nanovibration coating process all over surfaces of indwelling medical device, comprising ability to stimulate or release nitric oxide from targeted organs, or tissue, or small area of it.
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79. A medical apparatus, comprising:
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an indwelling medical device capable of being coated with a biofilm;
at least one means for generating nanovibrations, the nanovibrations traveling along surfaces of the device;
a processor to supply at least one electric signal to initiate operation of the means for generating nanovibrations. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A method for inhibiting microorganism growth on medical devices comprising:
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connecting to a medical device a means for generating nanovibrations; and
transmitting electrical signals to the means for generating nanovibrations from a signal computer processing unit;
wherein the generated nanovibrations inhibit the formation of microorganisms on surfaces of the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95)
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