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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2019
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Lauren Kucera, Bloomington, IN (US);
Ralf Spindler, Solsberry, IN (US);
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
An active implantable medical device comprises an expandable stent, a flexible cover material positioned on at least an outer surface of the expandable stent, a nanoscale source of electrical energy embedded within the cover material, where the nanoscale source of electrical energy is mechanically activatable to produce the electrical energy, and antimicrobial particles distributed on or within a surface region of the cover material. The antimicrobial particles are electrically connected to the nanoscale source of electrical energy. When the active implantable medical device is placed in a body vessel and exposed to pressure changes and/or mechanical stresses, mechanical activation of the nanoscale source occurs, thereby enabling production of the electrical energy and powering of the antimicrobial particles.