System and method for conditioning implantable medical devices
US8653632B2 · kind B2 · utility
32Cited by
27References
17Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2415
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for passivating a biomaterial surface includes exposing the biomaterial surface to therapeutic electrical energy in the presence of blood or plasma. The biomaterial surface may be removably secured within a chamber of a treatment system, which communicates the therapeutic electrical energy to the biomaterial surface while interfacing the biomaterial surface with blood or plasma.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.