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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventor:
Paden Troxell, Conshohocken, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4851 (2013.01); A61B 5/0008 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 7/005 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/08 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical implant includes an implant component configured to be implanted in a patient, an electrode array, an energy storage device, and a power management unit. The electrode array includes at least two electrodes spaced apart on the implant component. The energy storage device and power management unit are inside the implant component. The power management unit is operative to control electrical stimulation of the electrode array by current supplied by the energy storage device to be at a level which at least reduces formation of a biofilm on at least part of the implant component while implanted in the patient.