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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Kurt J. Koester, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kurt J. Koester, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
ADVANCED BIONICS AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 13/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/06 (2006.01); A61F 11/04 (2006.01); B05D 1/18 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 13/00 (2013.01); A61F 11/04 (2013.01); A61N 1/3754 (2013.01); B05D 1/185 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); H05K 5/069 (2013.01); B05D 2258/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/31529 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31663 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31678 (2015.04);
Abstract
An implantable device includes an exterior gold surface and a thin film disposed on the exterior gold surface and forming a barrier between the exterior gold surface and an implanted environment, in which the thin film includes molecules with a head portion, the head portion attached to the exterior gold surface.