Implantable devices with photocatalytic surfaces for treating hydrocephalus
First Claim
1. A method of treating hydrocephalus, comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting into a human cranium a hydrocephalus shunt having a component having a surface, and b) producing reactive oxygen species on the component surface.
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Abstract
A medical device comprising a least one photocatalytic layer or superhydrophilic layer. In some embodiments, the medical device comprises a waveguide. In some embodiments, the medical device comprises an electrode comprising an optically transparent conductive oxide. In some embodiments, the medical device comprises a electroluminescent layer. In some embodiments, the medical device comprises a photovoltaic cell. According to some embodiments, the medical device comprises a doped semiconductor oxide. In some embodiments the medical device is a hydrocephalus shunt. A method for increasing the energy efficiency of a photocatalytic surface comprises electrically biasing a transparent conductive oxide layer. A method for illuminating a complex three-dimensional surface comprises illuminating a photocatalytic layer with electromagnetic radiation from an electroluminescent layer. A method for removing or preventing the formation of organic matter on a sensor window.
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54 Claims
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1. A method of treating hydrocephalus, comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting into a human cranium a hydrocephalus shunt having a component having a surface, and b) producing reactive oxygen species on the component surface.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 10. A hydrocephalus shunt having a catheter comprising a photocatalytic material.
- 21. A hydrocephalus shunt having a catheter comprising a wave guide.
- 34. A hydrocephalus shunt comprising a light source.
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47. A method of manufacturing a hydrocephalus shunt having a valve component and a catheter component having a photocatalytic material, comprising the steps of:
- a) attaching the catheter component to the valve component.
- View Dependent Claims (48)
- 49. A hydrocephalus shunt comprising a light port.
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