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US 6,287,484 B1Granted
Iontophoretic material
OwnerRobert Hausslein, Fredric Milder +3inventors
InventorsRobert Hausslein, Fredric Milder, Anne Marie Cromwick, Meir Rosenberg, Stephen Keaney
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Abstract
A material is provided that uses controlled electrical current derived from dissimilar galvanic materials to drive oligodynamic metal ions into solution.
Claims10
An iontophoretic catheter or fluid introduction tube, said iontophoretic catheter or fluid introduction tube comprising an antimicrobial material comprising:
- a matrix material;
- a plurality of pellets distributed throughout the matrix material;
- a first galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets;
- and
- a second galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets.
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An antimicrobial material comprising:
- a matrix material;
- a plurality of pellets distributed throughout the matrix material;
- a first galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets;
- a second galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets;
- and
- a carbon-containing material distributed on at least some of the pellets.
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An antimicrobial material comprising:
- a matrix material;
- a plurality of pellets distributed throughout the matrix material;
- a first galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets;
- and
- a second galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets, wherein at least one of the plurality of pellets has quantities of the first and second galvanic material distributed thereon such that the first and second galvanic material are not in contact.
2 more elements
An antimicrobial material comprising:
- a matrix material;
- a plurality of pellets distributed throughout the matrix material;
- a first galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets;
- a second galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets;
- and
- a second galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets, wherein at least one of the plurality of pellets has quantities of the first and second galvanic material distributed thereon such that the first and second galvanic material are in contact, wherein at least one of the plurality of pellets has one of the first and second galvanic material distributed thereon and the other of the first and second galvanic material is distributed on the one of the first and second galvanic material.
3 more elements
An antimicrobial material comprising:
- a matrix material;
- a plurality of pellets distributed throughout the matrix material;
- a first galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets;
- a second galvanic material distributed on each of the pellets;
- and
- the first galvanic material and the second galvanic material are each metals selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, platinum and copper.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.