Systems, devices, and methods including catheters having components that are actively controllable between transmissive and reflective states
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1. An at least partially implantable catheter device, comprising:
- a body structure having an outer surface and an inner surface defining one or more fluid-flow passageways, the body structure having a plurality of actuatable regions that are independently actuatable between at least a first transmissive state and a second transmissive state;
one or more sensors configured to detect at least one characteristic associated with a biological sample proximate at least one of the outer surface or the inner surface of the body structure; and
one or more energy emitters configured to emit an energy stimulus based at least in part on at least one detected characteristic associated with the biological sample.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject.
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1. An at least partially implantable catheter device, comprising:
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a body structure having an outer surface and an inner surface defining one or more fluid-flow passageways, the body structure having a plurality of actuatable regions that are independently actuatable between at least a first transmissive state and a second transmissive state; one or more sensors configured to detect at least one characteristic associated with a biological sample proximate at least one of the outer surface or the inner surface of the body structure; and one or more energy emitters configured to emit an energy stimulus based at least in part on at least one detected characteristic associated with the biological sample. - 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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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