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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2014
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Yelena Nabutovsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Annapurna Karicherla, Valencia, CA (US);
Nirav Dalal, Porter Ranch, CA (US);
Prashant Dinesh, Bangalore, IN;
Richard Samade, Northridge, CA (US);
John W. Poore, South Pasadena, CA (US);
PACESETTER, INC., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an implantable medical device including an antimicrobial layer. The antimicrobial layer may include a first distinct size of silver nanoparticles, a second distinct size of silver nanoparticles, and a third distinct size of silver nanoparticles. The antimicrobial layer extends over a surface of the implantable medical device, and, in some instances, the surface of the implantable medical device may serve as a substrate on which the antimicrobial layer is deposited.