| US 7,596,408 B2 | ||
| Implantable medical device with anti-infection agent | ||
| Ruchika Singhal, Minneapolis, Minn. (US); Darren A. Janzig, Centerville, Minn. (US); Carl D. Wahlstrand, Lino Lakes, Minn. (US); Robert M. Skime, Coon Rapids, Minn. (US); Paulette C. Olson, Eagan, Minn. (US); Erik R. Scott, Maple Grove, Minn. (US); and James E. Randall, Coon Rapids, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/837,319. | ||
| Application 10/837319 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/730873, filed on Dec. 09, 2003, granted, now 7,242,982, filed on Jul. 20, 2007. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/507857, filed on Oct. 01, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/503946, filed on Sep. 20, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/503945, filed on Sep. 20, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/471262, filed on May 16, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/431854, filed on Dec. 09, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0004620 A1, Jan. 06, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—3 [607/36; 607/45] | 85 Claims |
| 17. An implantable medical device for implantation within a human body, the implantable medical device comprising:
a first module comprising a first housing, wherein the first housing contains at least a portion of electronics for providing
monitoring of or therapy to a patient;
a member at least partially encapsulating the first module, wherein the member provides a smooth interface between at least
a portion of the first housing and a tissue of the human body;
an anti-infection agent coated on or impregnated in a first portion of the member; and
a lubricious material coated on or impregnated in at least a second portion of the member, wherein the first and second portions
are different.
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