Systems, devices, and methods including implantable devices with anti-microbial properties
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1. A catheter system, comprising:
- a body structure having an outer surface and an inner surface defining one or more fluid-flow passageways; and
a plurality of selectively actuatable anti-microbial regions configured to direct at least one anti-microbial agent to one or more areas of at least one of the outer surface of the body structure, the inner surface of the body structure, or embedded in the internal body structure; and
circuitry configured for determining the presence of at least one microorganism proximate to one or more areas of the body structure.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable implant configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent microbial growth or adherence to the implant.
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53 Claims
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1. A catheter system, comprising:
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a body structure having an outer surface and an inner surface defining one or more fluid-flow passageways; and a plurality of selectively actuatable anti-microbial regions configured to direct at least one anti-microbial agent to one or more areas of at least one of the outer surface of the body structure, the inner surface of the body structure, or embedded in the internal body structure; and circuitry configured for determining the presence of at least one microorganism proximate to one or more areas of the body structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A insertable device, comprising:
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a body structure defining one or more fluid-flow passageways;
the body structure including one or more selectively actuatable anti-microbial regions including at least one anti-microbial agent, the one or more selectively actuatable anti-microbial regions configured to direct at least one anti-microbial agent to one or more areas of at least one of the outer surface of the body structure, the inner surface of the body structure, or embedded in the internal body structure; andone or more sensors configured to detect at least one microbial component proximate one or more areas of the body structure. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of reducing microbial growth or adherence of at least a portion of a catheter assembly, comprising:
actuating at least one anti-microbial region of a plurality of anti-microbial regions configured to direct at least one anti-microbial agent to one or more areas of at least one of an outer surface, an inner surface, or internally embedded in a body structure of a insertable device, the body structure defining one or more fluid-flow passageways, in response to an in vivo detected microbial component associated with a biological sample proximate to one or more areas of the body structure. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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