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US 2017/0361061 A1Published application
Infection resistant surfaces for devices
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsDanielle Frankson, Gregory J. Sherwood, David R. Wulfman, Kenneth Gunter, Angelo Fruci, Adam McGraw, Mary M. Byron
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to a medical device including a surface that has been roughened to provide a roughened surface that inhibits the adhesion of microorganisms on the roughened surface.
Claims20
A medical device, comprising:
- a surface that has been roughened to provide a roughened surface that inhibits the adhesion of microorganisms on the roughened surface.
A method of manufacturing a medical device, the method comprising:
- roughening a surface of the medical device to create a roughened surface that inhibits the adhesion of microorganisms on the roughened surface.
A method of manufacturing a medical device, the method comprising:
- roughening a surface of the medical device to provide one of a highly hydrophobic surface and a highly hydrophilic surface that inhibits the adhesion of microorganisms on the one of the highly hydrophobic surface and the highly hydrophilic surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.