Sensors having protective eluting coating and method therefor
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an implantable device including at least one of a lead or a cardiac rhythm management device, the implantable device having a device body including at least one cavity therein;
one or more chemical sensors coupled with the device body adjacent or near the at least one cavity; and
a drug eluting substance disposed within the at least one cavity, the drug eluting substance preventing fibrotic growth on the one or more chemical sensors.
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Abstract
A cardiac management implantable device that has an intravascular device body, and one or more chemical sensors coupled with the intravascular device body. A drug eluting substance is disposed at a location including at least one of on, directly adjacent, or near the one or more chemical sensors, where the drug eluting substance prevents fibrotic growth on the one or more chemical sensors.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an implantable device including at least one of a lead or a cardiac rhythm management device, the implantable device having a device body including at least one cavity therein; one or more chemical sensors coupled with the device body adjacent or near the at least one cavity; and a drug eluting substance disposed within the at least one cavity, the drug eluting substance preventing fibrotic growth on the one or more chemical sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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an implantable device including a lead adapted to assist in conducting one or more electrical signals to and from a heart, the lead having an intravascular device body including a cavity therein; one or more blood monitoring sensors coupled with the intravascular device body; a drug eluting substance disposed within the cavity, the drug eluting substance including a pre-compressed drug substance shaped to fit within the cavity to prevent fibrotic growth on the one or more blood monitoring sensors; and wherein the intravascular body extends from a proximal portion to a distal portion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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an implantable device including at least one of a lead adapted to assist in conducting electrical signals to and from a heart or a cardiac rhythm management device electrically couplable to the heart for sensing or stimulation thereof, the implantable device having a device body including a cavity therein; means for sensing a chemical substance coupled with the device body; and means for chemically preventing fibrotic growth on the means for sensing a chemical substance, the means for chemically preventing fibrotic growth including a pre-compressed drug substance shaped to fit within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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providing an implantable device having a device body including a cavity therein, including providing at least one of a lead adapted to assist in conducting electrical signals to and from a heart or a cardiac rhythm management device electrically couplable to the heart for sensing or stimulation thereof; coupling a chemical sensor with the device body near or directly adjacent to the cavity; disposing a drug eluting substance on a portion of the device body, including filling the cavity of the device body with the drug elating substance; and preventing fibrotic growth with the drug elating substance. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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