Title:
ANTI-COAGULATION AND DEMINERALIZATION SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTIVE MEDICAL DEVICES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006017213
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system for minimizing and/or eliminating coagulative or mineral deposits on respective blood-contacting surfaces of implanted medical devices includes an implantable system having a current generating device that is electrically coupled to at least first and second electrodes for developing a current therebetween. The at least first and second electrodes are disposed across a patient's thoracic cavity in a manner so that a particular implanted medical device having at least a portion thereof that is fabricated from an electrically conductive material is disposed in a path substantially between such electrodes, thereby focusing the generated electrical current at the electrically conductive portion of the implanted medical device for therapeutic treatment thereat.
Inventors:
PEDERSON BRIAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/024502
Publication Date:
August 24, 2006
Filing Date:
July 08, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ATS MED INC (US)
PEDERSON BRIAN (US)
PEDERSON BRIAN (US)
International Classes:
A61N1/36; A61F2/06
Foreign References:
| US6560489B2 | 2003-05-06 | |||
| US6394096B1 | 2002-05-28 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1778342A4
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