Patent ID: 8382815

Claim:
An implantable medical device comprising a TiN x C y compound deposited on at least a region of a surface of the device; wherein the device further comprises only N or only Ti implanted at a depth within at least the region of the surface of the device, and wherein the TiN x C y compound is deposited above the region implanted with N or Ti; or the device further comprises only TiN implanted at a depth within at least the region of the surface of the device with the TiN x C y compound being deposited above the region implanted with TiN; or the device further comprises a first region comprising only N or only Ti implanted at a depth within at least the region of the surface of the device; and a second region over the first region, and the second region comprising only TiN implanted at a depth within at least the region of the surface of the device; and the TiN x C y compound is deposited over the second region.