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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2012
William Bedwell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lorenza Moro, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric A. Arons, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pablo E. Garcia, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Osita Onugha, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sanjeev Dutta, Los Altos, CA (US);
Sarah Young, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Karen F. Shakespear, San Francisco, CA (US);
Janus A. J. Haagensen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William Bedwell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lorenza Moro, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric A. Arons, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pablo E. Garcia, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Osita Onugha, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sanjeev Dutta, Los Altos, CA (US);
Sarah Young, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Karen F. Shakespear, San Francisco, CA (US);
Janus A. J. Haagensen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
SRI INTERNATIONAL, Menlo Park, unknown;
Abstract
An implantable catheter is provided that may be disinfected without removal from the body of a patient, using a photocatalytic method to activate a reaction on the catheter surface that generates oxidizing agents in the form of Reactive Oxygen Species ('ROS') and thus destroy microorganisms in a biofilm that is present or forming. A catheter system includes the implantable catheter, a light source, and a source of power operably connected to the light source. Methods are also provided for disinfecting the implantable catheter in vivo.