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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2008
Tsutomu Furuzono, Suita, JP;
Miwa Masuda, Suita, JP;
Masahiro Okada, Suita, JP;
Naotaka Nitta, Tsukuba, JP;
Takashi Yamane, Tsukuba, JP;
Tsutomu Furuzono, Suita, JP;
Miwa Masuda, Suita, JP;
Masahiro Okada, Suita, JP;
Naotaka Nitta, Tsukuba, JP;
Takashi Yamane, Tsukuba, JP;
Abstract
The present invention solves the issue of bacterial infection by medical devices such as intracorporeal indwelling catheters. The present invention relates to an ultrasonic medical apparatus including a medical device (titanium oxide coated medical device) covered with a titanium oxide material (titanium oxide alone or a titanium oxide composite material) and ultrasonic irradiation means. Ultrasonic irradiation of the titanium oxide material, which exists on a surface of the medical device, causes the surface of the medical device to exert beneficial effects such as antibiotic action, the stimulation of angiogenesis, and the degradation of a blood clot and a biofilm.