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Bactericidal coatings for implants
Assignee: Spire Corp
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Filing: 1994-02-10
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2014-02-10
Abstract
Abstract Polymeric implants provided with coatings of bactericidal compounds in the form of ionized atoms by a vapor process. The polymeric implants include products designed to penetrate or enter the body, such as catheters, shunts connectors and the like. Coatings of bactericidal compounds on the polymeric implants are intended to make their use safe. The coatings are formed thereon in the form of ionized atoms of the compounds by ion-beam-assisted deposition in a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber is provided, inter alia, with an evaporator and an ion source mounted in operative association therein, including means for rotatably mounting a plurality of polymeric implants for exposure to the evaporator and the ion source.
Inventors
- 👤 Piran Sioshansi
- 👤 Eric J. Tobin
- 👤 John E. Barry
- 👤 Robert S. Farivar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 16:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/14; A61L31/16; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30767; A61L27/00; A61L27/50; A61L27/54; A61L29/00; A61L29/14; A61L29/16; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/60; A61B17/68; A61B17/72; A61F2/20; A61F2/3094; A61F2/82; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30667; A61F2002/30677; A61L2300/00; A61L2300/10; A61L2300/102; A61L2300/40; A61L2300/404; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0043; A61M2025/0056; A61M25/0017
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for depositing a bactericidal coating on a polymeric biomedical implant by ion beam assisted deposition, comprising introducing a polymeric biomedical implant into an evacuated chamber, evaporating a bactericidal evaporant within the chamber to form a vapor of said evaporant proximate to said polymeric biomedical implant, introducing accelerated ions into the chamber, and bombarding at least a portion of said polymeric biomedical implant with the accelerated ions to drive said evaporant into said polymeric biomedical implant to form the bactericidal coating.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for depositing a bactericidal coating on a polymeric biomedical implant by ion beam assisted deposition, comprising introducing a polymeric biomedical implant into an evacuated chamber, evaporating a bactericidal evaporant within the chamber to form a vapor of said evaporant proximate to said polymeric biomedical implant, introducing accelerated ions into the chamber, and bombarding at least a portion of said polymeric biomedical implant with the accelerated ions to drive said evaporant into said polymeric biomedical implant to form the bactericidal coating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises continuing the evaporation and bombardment steps until the bactericidal coating has a thickness of at least about 0.01 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises continuing the evaporation and bombardment steps until the bactericidal coating is formed having a thickness ranging between about 0.01 microns and about 10 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of bombarding the polymeric biomedical implant with the accelerated ions further comprises bombarding the polymeric biomedical implant with an ion beam having a beam energy of at least about 200 eV.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of evaporating the bactericidal evaporant comprises evaporating a metallic evaporant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the metallic evaporant comprises at least one of silver, platinum, iridium, gold, mercury, copper and iodine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the step of bombarding the implant with accelerated ions comprises bombarding the implant with at least one of argon, oxygen, neon, and helium ions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the polymeric biomedical implant is one of a catheter, a stent, a faryngectomy flap, a tracheostomy tube, a hydrocephalic shunt and a percutaneous connector.
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