Method and apparatus for overcoming infection in a tissue pocket surrounding an implanted device
First Claim
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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Abstract
An improvement in an implantable port of the type including a housing that is implanted within a subcutaneous tissue pocket is disclosed, wherein the improvement comprises the presence of metallic silver, an inorganic silver compound, a silver salt of an organic acid, or other antimicrobial substances such as taurolidine on the surfaces of the port in contact with, or proximate to, the tissue of said pocket.
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9 Claims
- 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.
- 8. A process for disinfecting and rendering inhospitable to infections the space between an implanted device and the encapsulating tissue which forms around the device, said process comprising the steps of first partially withdrawing a needle from the implanted device and then flowing a solution comprising an antimicrobial substance into said space.
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