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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 18, 2016
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Daniel Smyth, Dublin, IE;
Claudiu G. Treaba, New York, NY (US);
Fysh Dadd, Lane Cove, AU;
Kristien Johanna Marie Verhoeven, Mechelen, BE;
Jonathon Kirk, New York, NY (US);
Marcus Andersson, Mölnlycke, SE;
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Abstract
Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to a perioperative implant cover configured to cover at least a portion of an implantable component during portions of the perioperative period (i.e., preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgery) in which the implantable component is susceptible to bacteria contamination. By covering the implantable component during these portions of the perioperative period, the cover reduces the possibility of bacteria contamination and subsequent perioperative colonization.