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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Mary M. Byron, Roseville, MN (US);
David R. Wulfman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Angelo Fruci, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Adam McGraw, Manfield, MA (US);
Danielle Frankson, Dayton, MN (US);
Gregory J. Sherwood, North Oaks, MN (US);
Joseph T. Delaney, Jr., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Adeniyi O. Aremu, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable drug eluting medical device includes a polymer substrate having a surface, a first plurality of nanofibers, and at least one antimicrobial drug. Each of the first plurality of nanofibers includes a first portion interpenetrated with the surface of the substrate to mechanically fix the nanofiber to the substrate, and a second portion projecting from the surface. The at least one antimicrobial drug is disposed within or among the second portion of the first plurality of nanofibers.