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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
May. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc L Jaker, New Brighton, MN (US);
Anna Maria Bigonzi-Jaker, New Brighton, MN (US);
Assignee:
RTC, Inc., West St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600300 ;
Abstract
A modified membrane material, including a conductive surface, which may be used for a variety of medical or other applications, is provided. Various devices can be formed of the conductive surface materials, including tubes, probes, catheters and the like. Activation of the conductive surface, such as by connection to a suitable energy source, enables electrical current to be passed into a body region or to a device (e.g., a container) useful in holding and/or treating other materials.