Medical device with integrated biosensor
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1. A medical device (100) with integrated bio-sensor, comprising:
- a tubular body (101), the tubular body comprising a first lumen (250) and a second lumen (350) therein;
the first lumen comprising a nitric oxide donor material (201) disposed therein, wherein said nitric oxide donor material is configured to release nitric oxide gas;
the second lumen being longitudinally disposed parallel with respect to the first lumen and configured to house componentry of at least a first biosensor (300), the first biosensor having a first sensor-volume (375) associated therewith;
wherein a first nitric oxide channel (275) is disposed between the nitric oxide donor material and the first sensor-volume, the first nitric oxide channel being configured to direct a flow of the nitric oxide gas into the first sensor-volume for preventing bacterial-proliferation, coagulation, or a combination thereof,wherein the first biosensor and the nitric oxide donor material are each disposed in a distinct lumen of the first and second lumens.
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Abstract
The disclosure concerns medical devices configured to utilize nitric oxide (NO) donor materials to release NO gas upon contact with moisture in order to mitigate bacterial proliferation, coagulation, or a combination thereof, at a site of a biosensor integrated within the medical device. A novel multi-lumen medical device is described, the device having a first lumen for containing the NO donor material and producing the NO gas, and having a second lumen for housing biosensor componentry. A channel between the first and second lumens serves to communicate NO gas from the first lumen to a sensor-volume of the biosensor.
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1. A medical device (100) with integrated bio-sensor, comprising:
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a tubular body (101), the tubular body comprising a first lumen (250) and a second lumen (350) therein; the first lumen comprising a nitric oxide donor material (201) disposed therein, wherein said nitric oxide donor material is configured to release nitric oxide gas; the second lumen being longitudinally disposed parallel with respect to the first lumen and configured to house componentry of at least a first biosensor (300), the first biosensor having a first sensor-volume (375) associated therewith; wherein a first nitric oxide channel (275) is disposed between the nitric oxide donor material and the first sensor-volume, the first nitric oxide channel being configured to direct a flow of the nitric oxide gas into the first sensor-volume for preventing bacterial-proliferation, coagulation, or a combination thereof, wherein the first biosensor and the nitric oxide donor material are each disposed in a distinct lumen of the first and second lumens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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