STERILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
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1. A sterile, implantable medical device for in vivo implantation comprising:
- a sterile electronic circuit;
a sterile biological molecule for use as an agent in generating a signal to be used by the sterile electronic circuit; and
a sterile reservoir for housing the sterile biological molecule,wherein the sterile biological molecule is a sensor matrix protein.
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Abstract
A sterile device immersed in a sterile buffer and a method for providing same. The sterile device may be a medical device such as a biosensor having a biomolecule as a sensing element such as, for example, a glucose oxidase enzyme. The buffer may be a bicarbonate solution. Both the device and the buffer may be packaged and stored over long term while maintaining sterilization. The sterilization method may comprise a combination of gaseous, liquid and light sterilization.
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18 Claims
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1. A sterile, implantable medical device for in vivo implantation comprising:
- a sterile electronic circuit;
a sterile biological molecule for use as an agent in generating a signal to be used by the sterile electronic circuit; and a sterile reservoir for housing the sterile biological molecule, wherein the sterile biological molecule is a sensor matrix protein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a sterile electronic circuit;
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10. A sterile, implantable medical device for in vivo implantation comprising:
- a sterile electronic circuit;
a sterile biological molecule for use as an agent in generating a signal to be used by the sterile electronic circuit; a sterile reservoir for housing the sterile biological molecule; and a permeable window covering the biological molecule. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a sterile electronic circuit;
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