Peter C. Simpson;James R. Petisce;Mark A. Tapsak;Victoria E. Carr-Brendel;James H. Brauker
发明人:
James R. Petisce,Mark A. Tapsak,Peter C. Simpson,Victoria E. Carr-Brendel,James H. Brauker
申请号：
US12688763
公开号：
US08255032B2
申请日:
2010.01.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for increasing oxygen availability to implantable devices. The preferred embodiments provide a membrane system configured to provide protection of the device from the biological environment and/or a catalyst for enabling an enzymatic reaction, wherein the membrane system includes a polymer formed from a high oxygen soluble material. The high oxygen soluble polymer material is disposed adjacent to an oxygen-utilizing source on the implantable device so as to dynamically retain high oxygen availability to the oxygen-utilizing source during oxygen deficits. Membrane systems of the preferred embodiments are useful for implantable devices with oxygen-utilizing sources and/or that function in low oxygen environments, such as enzyme-based electrochemical sensors and cell transplantation devices.
