SELF-SENSING STENTS, SMART MATERIALS-BASED STENTS, DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS, OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES, AND MEDICAL USES FOR PIEZO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS
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1. An anti-coagulative and/or antiadhesive stent comprising:
- a stent implantable into a living patient, the stent comprising at least one negative-charge-producing surface, and the stent delivering an anticoagulant effect and/or an antiadhesive effect to the patient in which the stent is implanted.
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Abstract
A medically implantable stent comprising at least one piezo-electric material may be active, such as by one or more of: delivering an anti-coagulant or other therapeutic effect to a patient in which it is implanted; powering itself; and/or sending an outbound electronic signal to a remote device. When a stent can send such an outbound signal, a physician may non-invasively ascertain the condition of the tissue near the stent.
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1. An anti-coagulative and/or antiadhesive stent comprising:
- a stent implantable into a living patient, the stent comprising at least one negative-charge-producing surface, and the stent delivering an anticoagulant effect and/or an antiadhesive effect to the patient in which the stent is implanted.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of producing an anticoagulant effect and/or an antiadhesive effect in a patient, comprising a step of:
- implanting in the patient a stent comprising a negative-charge-producing surface.
- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23)
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22. A smart stent system, comprising:
- (a) a smart stent implantable into a living patient, comprising a piezo-electric material and producing a recordable signal; and
(b) a signal receiver physically separate from the smart stent and receiving the recordable signal from the smart stent at a distance in a range of about 1 to 2 or more feet. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- (a) a smart stent implantable into a living patient, comprising a piezo-electric material and producing a recordable signal; and
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33. A stent comprising:
- a piezo-electric material, the stent being self-powered without needing a separate power source when the stent is implanted in a living patient.
- View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of constructing a smart stent system, comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming an implantable self-powered stent structure comprising at least one piezo-electric material, and implantable into a patient, the stent structure formed to produce a signal comprising a recordable voltage output proportional to at least one function or property of a tissue where the stent is to be situated;
(b) constructing a receiving device that receives the recordable voltage output produced by the stent structure, wherein the receiving device may be separate from the implantable stent structure. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
- (a) forming an implantable self-powered stent structure comprising at least one piezo-electric material, and implantable into a patient, the stent structure formed to produce a signal comprising a recordable voltage output proportional to at least one function or property of a tissue where the stent is to be situated;
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43. A drug delivery system, comprising:
- a container comprising at least one piezo-electric material, the container comprising a cavity for holding an amount of a drug to be released into a patient, wherein the container is implantable in a living patient.
- View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of myocardial monitoring, pulmonary artery monitoring, carotid artery monitoring, or cerebral artery monitoring in a patient, comprising:
- (a) implanting in the patient a stent, (b) receiving from the stent electronic signals.
- View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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52. An energy-harvesting device comprising:
- an energy harvesting structure comprising at least one piezoelectric material situatable in a region of a biologic structure; and
at least one energy conversion or storage component receiving energy from an interaction of the at least one piezoelectric material with a biologic structure.
- an energy harvesting structure comprising at least one piezoelectric material situatable in a region of a biologic structure; and
- 53. The energy-harvesting device of claim 53, comprising a stent.
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59. An energy-harvesting method, comprising:
- situating at least one piezo-electric material on, in or near a biologic structure whereby a piezo-electric interaction occurs in which energy is generated; and
converting the energy generated from the piezo-electric interaction into a storable energy and/or an energy useable as power.
- situating at least one piezo-electric material on, in or near a biologic structure whereby a piezo-electric interaction occurs in which energy is generated; and
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