Fluid management flow implants of improved occlusion resistance
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1. A method of minimizing formation of bacterial biofilm or tissue proliferation in implantable fluid management systems comprising:
- f) providing an implant comprising an antimicrobial or drug-eluting catheter having a proximal and distal end;
g) providing a flow distribution enhancing tip at the distal end of the catheter;
h) inserting the distal end of the catheter into an area to be drained;
i) placing the proximal end of the catheter in a selected area inside or outside of the human body; and
j) draining fluid from the area to be drained to the selected area through the catheter.
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Abstract
This invention relates to achieving or improving uniform distribution of fluid flow in medical devices such as when combined with antibiotics impregnated in a catheter and/or with a drug-eluting catheter to further inhibit the catheter from becoming occluded by debris in the CSF or by bacterial biofilm formation or tissue proliferation in the catheter.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of minimizing formation of bacterial biofilm or tissue proliferation in implantable fluid management systems comprising:
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f) providing an implant comprising an antimicrobial or drug-eluting catheter having a proximal and distal end;
g) providing a flow distribution enhancing tip at the distal end of the catheter;
h) inserting the distal end of the catheter into an area to be drained;
i) placing the proximal end of the catheter in a selected area inside or outside of the human body; and
j) draining fluid from the area to be drained to the selected area through the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A fluid management system comprising:
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a) an antimicrobial or drug-eluting device comprising a proximal and distal end; and
b) a flow distribution enhancing tip at the distal end of the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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