Implantable medical device with anti-infection agent
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- a module comprising a housing that contains at least a portion of electronics for providing monitoring of or therapy to a brain of a patient;
an anti-infection agent coated on or impregnated in at least a first portion of the housing; and
a lubricious material coated on or impregnated in at least a second portion of the housing, wherein the first and second portions of the housing are different sides, and wherein at least one of the anti-infection agent or the lubricious material is only coated on or impregnated in one side of the housing.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device comprises an anti-infection agent. The implantable medical device may be configured for placement in the head of a patient and for monitoring or treatment of the brain. The implantable medical device may have a housing or it may have a housing and a member for providing a smooth interface between the device and the adjacent tissue. The anti-infection agent may be provided on or impregnated in the housing or the member. In some embodiments, the device includes a single module while in other embodiments a plurality of modules are coupled to provide a smaller profile. In some embodiments the implantable medical device may include both anti-infection and lubricious materials.
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38 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a module comprising a housing that contains at least a portion of electronics for providing monitoring of or therapy to a brain of a patient; an anti-infection agent coated on or impregnated in at least a first portion of the housing; and a lubricious material coated on or impregnated in at least a second portion of the housing, wherein the first and second portions of the housing are different sides, and wherein at least one of the anti-infection agent or the lubricious material is only coated on or impregnated in one side of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a module comprising a housing that contains at least a portion of electronics for providing monitoring of or therapy to a patient; a member at least partially encapsulating the module, wherein the member provides a smooth interface between at least a portion of the housing and tissue of a patient; an anti-infection agent coated on or impregnated in a first portion of the member; and a lubricious material coated on or impregnated in at least a second portion of the member, wherein the first and second portions of the member are different sides, and wherein at least one of the anti-infection agent or the lubricious material is only coated on or impregnated in one side of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a module comprising a housing, wherein the housing contains at least a portion of electronics for providing monitoring of or therapy to a patient; anti-infection means coated on or impregnated in at least a first portion of the housing; and lubricious means coated on or impregnated in at least a second portion of the housing, wherein the first and second portions of the housing are different sides, and wherein at least one of the anti-infection means or the lubricious means is only coated on or impregnated in one side of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a module comprising a housing, wherein the housing contains at least a portion of electronics for providing monitoring of or therapy to a patient; means for at least partially encapsulating the module, wherein the means for at least partially encapsulating the module provides a smooth interface between at least a portion of the housing and tissue of a patient; anti-infection means coated on or impregnated in at least a first portion of the means for at least partially encapsulating the module; and lubricious means coated on or impregnated in at least a second portion of the means for at least partially encapsulating the module, wherein the first and second portions of the means for at least partially encapsulating the module are different sides, and wherein at least one of the anti-infection means or the lubricious means is only coated on or impregnated in one side of the means for at least partially encapsulating the module. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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fabricating a module comprising a housing containing at least a portion of the electronics for providing monitoring of or therapy to a patient; applying an anti-infection agent to at least a first portion of the housing; and applying a lubricious material to at least a second portion of the housing, wherein the first and second portions of the housing are different sides, and wherein at least one of the anti-infection agent or the lubricious material is only applied to one side of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method comprising:
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fabricating a member configured to provide a smooth interface between an implantable medical device and tissue of a patient; fabricating a module containing at least a portion of the electronics for providing monitoring of or therapy to the patient; at least partially encapsulating the module with the member; applying a lubricious coating to at least a first portion of the member; and applying an anti-infection agent to at least a second portion of the member, wherein the first and second portions of the member are different sides, and wherein at least one of the anti-infection agent or the lubricious material is only applied to one side of the member. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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