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US 10,881,768 B2Granted
Drive line infection prevention using a flexible artificial skin ultra violet (UV) light emitter
AssigneeHeartWare, Inc.
InventorFernando Casas
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Abstract
A driveline for an implantable blood pump including a percutaneous outer tube configured to connect with the blood pump when the blood pump is implanted within a body of a patient and an external controller outside of the body of the patient and at least one ultra-violet light emitter coupled to the outer tube.
Claims20
A driveline for an implantable blood pump, comprising:
- a percutaneous outer tube configured to connect with the blood pump when the blood pump is implanted within a body of a patient and an external controller outside of the body of the patient;
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- at least one ultra-violet light emitter coupled to the outer tube as part of a MEMS device, wherein the MEMS device having circuitry configured to power the at least one ultra-violet light emitter by inductive radiofrequency charging.
A driveline for an implantable blood pump, comprising:
- a percutaneous outer tube coupled to the blood pump when the blood pump is implanted in a body of a patient, the outer tube defining a lumen including a plurality of conductors disposed therein;
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- an ultra-violet light emitter as part of a MEMS device contouring at least a portion of the outer tube and facing away from the outer tube, wherein the MEMS device having circuitry configured to power the at least one ultra-violet light emitter by inductive radiofrequency charging.
A driveline for an implantable blood pump, comprising:
- a percutaneous outer tube including a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite the proximal portion, the proximal portion being couplable to the blood pump when implanted within a body of a patient and the distal portion being couplable to an external controller outside of the body of the patient, the outer tube defining a lumen including a plurality of conductors disposed therein and an exterior surface surrounding the lumen;
- a biocompatible fabric in contact with the outer tube at the distal portion of the outer tube, the biocompatible fabric including an interior surface and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface;
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- at least one ultra-violet light emitter as part of a MEMS device disposed between the interior surface of the biocompatible fabric and the exterior surface of the outer tube, wherein the MEMS device having circuitry configured to power the at least one ultra-violet light emitter by inductive radiofrequency charging.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.