ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,317, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Las Vegas).
"Surface treatment system and method for subcutaneous device" was invented by Neal Robert Carty (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of modifying a medical device and manufacturing a medical device are disclosed. One embodiment of a method of modifying a medical device includes treating a portion of the medical device with cold plasma and functionalizing the plasma-treated portion with a polymer. One embodiment of a method of manufacturing a medical device includes providing a subcutaneous part configured to be positioned subcutaneously in a us...