Sterile device and method for producing same
AssigneeMedtronic MiniMed, Inc.
InventorsAaron J. Swanson, Jennifer M. Reynolds, Rajiv Shah
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A sterile device immersed in a sterile buffer and a method for providing same. The sterile device may be a medical device such as a biosensor having a biomolecule as a sensing element such as, for example, a glucose oxidase enzyme. The buffer may be a bicarbonate solution. Both the device and the buffer may be packaged and stored over long term while maintaining sterilization. The sterilization method may comprise a combination of gaseous, liquid and light sterilization.
Claims18
A sterile, implantable medical device for in vivo implantation comprising:
- a sterile electronic circuit;
- a sterile biological molecule for use as an agent in generating a signal to be used by the sterile electronic circuit;
- and
- a sterile reservoir for housing the sterile biological molecule,
- wherein the sterile biological molecule is a sensor matrix protein.
A sterile, implantable medical device for in vivo implantation comprising:
- a sterile electronic circuit;
- a sterile biological molecule for use as an agent in generating a signal to be used by the sterile electronic circuit;
- a sterile reservoir for housing the sterile biological molecule;
- and
- a permeable window covering the biological molecule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.