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Systems, devices, and methods including catheters having self-cleaning surfaces

  • US 20110152790A1
  • Filed: 11/10/2010
  • Published: 06/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical device, comprising:

  • a catheter device including a body structure defining one or more catheters, the body structure having an outer surface and an inner surface defining one or more fluid-flow passageways, at least a portion of the body structure including one or more self-cleaning surface regions;

    one or more selectively actuatable energy waveguides configured to direct an emitted energy stimulus to one or more regions proximate at least one of the outer surface or the inner surface of the body structure; and

    one or more energy emitters configured to emit an energy stimulus, the one or more energy emitters operatively coupled to the one or more selectively actuatable energy waveguides.

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