Medical drainage devices with carbon-based structures for inhibiting growth of fibroblasts
First Claim
1. A drainage device for draining a fluid from a patient during treatment of a medical condition, the drainage device comprising:
- a body having inner walls that define at least one conduit through the body from a proximal end of the body to a distal end of the body, the distal end being opposite the proximal end, the body comprising a carbon scaffold comprising carbon fibers optionally combined with a biocompatible polymer; and
a layer of carbon nanotubes grown on the carbon fibers of the body inner walls, the resulting structure forming a carbon fuzzy veil,wherein;
the carbon fuzzy veil resulting from the carbon nanotubes grown on the carbon scaffold is fibroblast-inhibiting relative to a carbon scaffold alone.
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Abstract
Drainage devices for draining a fluid from a patient during treatment of a medical condition body are disclosed. The drainage devices comprise a body defining at least one conduit through the body from a distal end of the body to a proximal end of the body. The body comprises at least one carbon-based structure configured to inhibit growth of fibroblasts in the conduit when the fluid flows through the conduit. Example embodiments of the drainage device may include an ophthalmic shunt, a hydrocephalus shunt, an artificial mesh, an arteriovenous shunt, a thoracic catheter, and a central venous access device.
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1. A drainage device for draining a fluid from a patient during treatment of a medical condition, the drainage device comprising:
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a body having inner walls that define at least one conduit through the body from a proximal end of the body to a distal end of the body, the distal end being opposite the proximal end, the body comprising a carbon scaffold comprising carbon fibers optionally combined with a biocompatible polymer; and a layer of carbon nanotubes grown on the carbon fibers of the body inner walls, the resulting structure forming a carbon fuzzy veil, wherein; the carbon fuzzy veil resulting from the carbon nanotubes grown on the carbon scaffold is fibroblast-inhibiting relative to a carbon scaffold alone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A drainage device for draining a fluid from a patient during treatment of a medical condition, the drainage device comprising:
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a body formed from a flexible composite and having inner walls that define at least one conduit through the body from a proximal end of the body to a distal end of the body, the distal end being opposite the proximal end, the flexible composite comprising a carbon scaffold consisting essentially of carbon fibers combined with a biocompatible polymer; and a layer of carbon nanotubes grown on the carbon fibers of the body inner walls, the resulting structure forming a carbon fuzzy veil, wherein; the carbon fuzzy veil resulting from the carbon nanotubes grown on the carbon scaffold is fibroblast-inhibiting relative to a carbon scaffold alone. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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