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Method and apparatus for overcoming infection in a tissue pocket surrounding an implanted device

  • US 6,451,003 B1
  • Filed: 08/16/2000
  • Issued: 09/17/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for disinfecting and rendering inhospitable to infections the space between an implanted device and encapsulating tissue which forms around the device, said process comprising the step of applying an antimicrobial substance to the external surface of the implanted device in a configuration such that the antimicrobial substance is able to leach into said space.

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