Patent ID: 11890642
Assignee: CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 6:
7. A method of manufacturing a medical device, the method comprising:
providing a subcutaneous part configured to be positioned subcutaneously in a user;
performing a surface treatment on a portion of the subcutaneous part, and
forming one or more apertures through the subcutaneous part prior to performing the surface treatment on the portion of the subcutaneous part,
wherein performing the surface treatment on the portion of the subcutaneous part includes
exposing a treated portion of the subcutaneous part to cold atmospheric plasma to create a linking layer thereon and
functionalizing the linking layer with a biomolecule configured to reduce a foreign body response to the subcutaneous part when the subcutaneous part is subcutaneously positioned in the user,

and wherein performing the surface treatment on the portion of the subcutaneous part does not close the one or more apertures.