×

Bioactive shunt

  • US 6,348,042 B1
  • Filed: 02/02/1999
  • Issued: 02/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A shunt, comprising:

  • an elongated tubular element made of biocompatible material and adapted at least for insertion into the brain of a living organism;

    a surface coating applied solely to the interior lumen surface, said surface coating comprising a matrix-forming system; and

    at least one enzyme impregnated in said coating, wherein said enzyme requires a specific physical configuration for activation wherein said configuration is lost upon dislocation of said enzyme from said coating.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×