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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2008
Paul Hsien-fu Wu, Edina, MN (US);
Catherine E. Taylor, Fridley, MN (US);
Linnus Cheruiyot, Andover, MN (US);
Jianwei LI, Woodbury, MN (US);
Terese A. Bartlett, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Matt Bergan, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Paul Hsien-Fu Wu, Edina, MN (US);
Catherine E. Taylor, Fridley, MN (US);
Linnus Cheruiyot, Andover, MN (US);
Jianwei Li, Woodbury, MN (US);
Terese A. Bartlett, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Matt Bergan, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Antimicrobial compounds, such as silanol or alcohol, include a protecting or leaving group that can protect the compound from degradation during the process of preparing a medical device containing the compound or reduce the volatility of the compound relative to its counterpart without the leaving group. Nearly any hydrolysable leaving group may be employed. The leaving group may be an agent that may serve a therapeutic function in addition to protecting or retaining the antimicrobial agents.