公开(公告)号：US12138369B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US16312680

申请日：2017-06-27

Applicant: University of Iowa Research Foundation

Inventor： Eric Nuxoll ,  Joel Coffel ,  Erica Ricker

IPC: A61L31/14 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61F2/00 ,  A61F7/00 ,  A61F7/12 ,  A61L2/00 ,  A61L27/34 ,  A61L27/50 ,  A61L29/08 ,  A61L29/14 ,  A61L31/10 ,  A61N2/00 ,  A61N2/02

Abstract: A system for disrupting a biofilm on a medical device that comprises an implantable medical device; a magnetically-sensitive coating on the surface of the implantable device comprising a polymer and magnetic particles embedded within the polymer; and a coil element capable of generating an alternating magnetic field, wherein the coil element is constructed and arranged to be capable of applying an alternating magnetic field to induce heating of the surface of the implantable device.