Method and system of preventing fouling and corrosion of biomedical devices and structures
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1. A method for preventing corrosion of a conductive surface of a biomedical device in contact with a corrosive environment, said method comprising:
- (a) coating the conductive surface with a semiconductive coating and providing an electronic filter connected to the coated conductive structure;
(b) monitoring corrosive noise generated by the coated conductive structure and adjusting filter properties of said electronic filter to minimize the corrosive noise, wherein said conductive surface is a surface of a biomedical device selected from the group consisting of artificial joints, and organs.
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Abstract
A system for preventing corrosion and/or fouling of a surface of a biomedical device in contact with a corrosive environment comprising:
(a) a semiconductive coating in conductive contact with at least part of the surface; and
(b) an electronic filter for filtering corrosive noise and a method of preventing corrosion and/or fouling using the system.
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96 Claims
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1. A method for preventing corrosion of a conductive surface of a biomedical device in contact with a corrosive environment, said method comprising:
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(a) coating the conductive surface with a semiconductive coating and providing an electronic filter connected to the coated conductive structure;
(b) monitoring corrosive noise generated by the coated conductive structure and adjusting filter properties of said electronic filter to minimize the corrosive noise, wherein said conductive surface is a surface of a biomedical device selected from the group consisting of artificial joints, and organs. - 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, 26)
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27. A system for preventing corrosion or fouling or both of a biomedical device, comprising:
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(a) a biomedical device having thereon a semiconductive coating, wherein said biomedical device is a member selected from the group consisting of artificial joints, and organs;
(b) a fixed electronic filter;
(c) a corrosive noise monitoring system; and
(d) an adjustable filter. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for preventing corrosion of a conductive surface of a biomedical device in contact with a corrosive environment, said method comprising:
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(a) coating the conductive surface with a semiconductive coating and providing an electronic filter connected to the coated conductive structure;
(b) monitoring corrosive noise generated by the coated conductive structure and adjusting filter properties of said electronic filter to minimize the corrosive noise wherein the conductive surface is a surface made of a material selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, titanium and non-metallic conductive materials. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A system for preventing corrosion or fouling or both of a biomedical device, comprising:
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(a) a biomedical device having, on a conductive surface thereof, a semiconductive coating, wherein said conductive surface is a material selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, titanium and non-metallic conductive materials;
(b) a fixed electronic filter;
(c) a corrosive noise monitoring system; and
(d) an adjustable filter. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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