1. An optically isolated bus interface, comprising:
a first chip comprising,
an integrated data bus receiver; and
an integrated silicon LED coupled to the data bus receiver;
a second chip comprising,
a integrated photo detector; and
an integrated device driver coupled to the photo detector; and
a transparent insulator disposed between the first and second chips, wherein the photo detector and the silicon LED form an optical link between the first and second chips through the transparent insulator.
2. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 1, further comprising an address associated with the data bus receiver, wherein the data bus receiver goes into a receive mode when an address received by the data bus receiver matches the address associated with the data bus receiver.
3. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 1, wherein the data bus receiver buffers data received by the data bus receiver, and transmits the buffered data to the device driver via the optical link.
4. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 3, wherein the data bus receiver formats the buffered data for serial transmission to the device driver via the optical link.
5. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 1, wherein the device driver is configured to drive a motor.
6. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 1, wherein the device driver is configured to drive a solenoid.
7. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 1, wherein the first and second chips are packaged together in a single package.
8. An optically isolated bus interface, comprising:
a first chip comprising,
an integrated data bus transmitter; and
an integrated photo detector coupled to the data bus transmitter;
a second chip comprising,
an integrated silicon LED; and
an integrated device receiver coupled to the LED; and
a transparent insulator disposed between the first and second chips, wherein the photo detector and the silicon LED form an optical link between the first and second chips through the transparent insulator.
9. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 8, wherein the device receiver is configured to receive data from a temperature sensor, and transmit the received data to the data bus transmitter via the optical link.
10. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 8, wherein the device receiver is configured to receive data from a pressure transducer, and transmit the received data to the data bus transmitter via the optical link.
11. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 8, wherein the device receiver buffers data received by the device receiver, and transmits the buffered data to the data bus transmitter via the optical link.
12. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 11, wherein the data bus transmitter buffers data received from the device receiver, and transmits the buffered data in a burst mode over a bus.
13. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 8, wherein the first and second chips are packaged together in a single package.
14. An optically isolated bus interface, comprising:
a first chip comprising,
an integrated data bus receiver; and
an integrated silicon LED coupled to the data bus receiver;
a second chip comprising,
a integrated photo detector; and
an integrated multiplexer coupled to the photo detector, wherein the multiplexer comprises a plurality of outputs configured to be coupled to devices; and
a transparent insulator disposed between the first and second chips, wherein the photo detector and the silicon LED form an optical link between the first and second chips through the transparent insulator, and the multiplexer formats and routes data received from the data bus receiver via the optical link to one of the plurality of outputs.
15. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 14, further comprising an address associated with the data bus receiver, wherein the data bus receiver goes into a receive mode when an address received by the data bus receiver matches the address associated with the data bus receiver.
16. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 14, wherein the data bus receiver buffers data received by the data bus receiver, and transmits the buffered data to the multiplexer via the optical link.
17. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 16, wherein the data bus receiver formats the buffered data for serial transmission to the multiplexer via the optical link.
18. The optically isolated bus interface of claim 14, wherein the first and second chips are packaged together in a single package.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An implantable medical device comprising a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer and at least one plasticizer blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein at least one of the one or more sections having an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of the at least one or more sections greater than an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of another of the at least one or more sections.
2. The implantable medical device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
3. The implantable medical device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
4. The implantable medical device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
5. The implantable medical device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
6. The implantable medical device according to claim 1, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
7. An implantable medical device comprising a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer and at least one plasticizer blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein each of the one or more sections having a substantially equal amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in directions substantially parallel to the directions of each of the at least one or more sections respectively.
8. The implantable medical device according to claim 7 wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
9. The implantable medical device according to claim 7 wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
10. The implantable medical device according to claim 7 wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
11. The implantable medical device according to claim 7, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
12. The implantable medical device according to claim 7, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
13. An implantable medical device comprising a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer and at least one therapeutic agent blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein at least one of the one or more sections having an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of the at least one or more sections greater than an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of another of the at least one or more sections.
14. The implantable medical device according to claim 13 wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
15. The implantable medical device according to claim 13 wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
16. The implantable medical device according to claim 13, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
17. The implantable medical device according to claim 13, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
18. The implantable medical device according to claim 13, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a rapamycin.
19. The implantable medical device according to claim 13, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises heparin.
20. The implantable medical device according to claim 13, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises paclitaxel.
21. The implantable medical device according to claim 13, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
22. An implantable medical device comprising a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer and at least one therapeutic agent blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein each of the one or more sections having a substantially equal amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in directions substantially parallel to the directions of each of the at least one or more sections respectively.
23. The implantable medical device according to claim 22 wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
24. The implantable medical device according to claim 22 wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
25. The implantable medical device according to claim 22, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
26. The implantable medical device according to claim 22, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
27. The implantable medical device according to claim 22, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a rapamycin.
28. The implantable medical device according to claim 22, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises heparin.
29. The implantable medical device according to claim 22, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises paclitaxel.
30. The implantable medical device according to claim 22, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
31. An implantable medical device comprising:
a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer and at least one plasticizer blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein at least one of the one or more sections having an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of the at least one or more sections greater than an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of another of the at least one or more sections; and
at least one therapeutic agent affixed to the frame structure.
32. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
33. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
34. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
35. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
36. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent is affixed directly to a surface of the frame structure.
37. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent is incorporated into a polymeric vehicle and affixed to a surface of the frame structure.
38. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a rapamycin.
39. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises heparin.
40. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises paclitaxel.
41. The implantable medical device according to claim 31, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
42. An implantable medical device comprising:
a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer and at least one plasticizer blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein each of the one or more sections having a substantially equal amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in directions substantially parallel to the directions of each of the at least one or more sections respectively; and
at least one therapeutic agent affixed to the frame structure.
43. The implantable medical device according to claim 42, wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
44. The implantable medical device according t claim 42, wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
45. The implantable medical device according to claim 42, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
46. The implantable medical device according to claim 42, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
47. The implantable medical device according to claim 42, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent is affixed directly to a surface of the frame structure.
48. The implantable medical device according to claim 42, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent is incorporated into a polymeric vehicle and affixed to a surface of the frame structure.
49. The implantable medical device according to claim 42, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a rapamycin.
50. The implantable medical device according to claim 42, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises heparin.
51. The implantable medical device according to claim 42, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises paclitaxel.
52. The implantable medical device according to claim 42, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
53. An implantable medical device comprising a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer and a radiopaque material blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein at least one of the one or more sections having an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of the at least one or more sections greater than an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of another of the at least one or more sections.
54. The implantable medical device according to claim 53, wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
55. The implantable medical device according to claim 53, wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
56. The implantable medical device according to claim 53, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
57. The implantable medical device according to claim 53, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
58. The implantable medical device according to claim 53, wherein the radiopaque material comprises barium sulfate.
59. The implantable medical device according to claim 53, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
60. An implantable medical device comprising a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer and a radiopaque material blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein each of the one or more sections having a substantially equal amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in directions substantially parallel to the directions of each of the at least one or more sections respectively.
61. The implantable medical device according to claim 60, wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
62. The implantable medical device according to claim 60, wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
63. The implantable medical device according to claim 60, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
64. The implantable medical device according to claim 60, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
65. The implantable medical device according to claim 60 wherein the radiopaque material comprises barium sulfate.
66. The implantable medical device according to claim 60, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
67. An implantable medical device comprising a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer, a radiopaque material and at least one therapeutic agent blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein at least one of the one or more sections having an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of the at least one or more sections greater than an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of another of the at least one or more sections.
68. The implantable medical device according to claim 67 wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
69. The implantable medical device according to claim 67 wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
70. The implantable medical device according to claim 67, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
71. The implantable medical device according to claim 67, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
72. The implantable medical device according to claim 67, wherein the radiopaque material comprises barium sulfate.
73. The implantable medical device according to claim 67, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a rapamycin.
74. The implantable medical device according to claim 67, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises heparin.
75. The implantable medical device according to claim 67, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises paclitaxel.
76. The implantable medical device according to claim 67, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
77. An implantable medical device comprising a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer, a radiopaque material and at least one therapeutic agent blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein each of the one or more sections having a substantially equal amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in directions substantially parallel to the directions of each of the at least one or more sections respectively.
78. The implantable medical device according to claim 77, wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
79. The implantable medical device according to claim 77, wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
80. The implantable medical device according to claim 77, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
81. The implantable medical device according to claim 77, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
82. The implantable medical device according to claim 77, wherein the radiopaque material comprises barium sulfate.
83. The implantable medical device according to claim 77, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a rapamycin.
84. The implantable medical device according to claim 77, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises heparin.
85. The implantable medical device according to claim 77, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises paclitaxel.
86. The implantable medical device according to claim 77, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
87. An implantable medical device comprising:
a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer and a radiopaque material blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein at least one of the one or more sections having an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of the at least one or more sections greater than an amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in a direction of another of the at least one or more sections; and
at least one therapeutic agent affixed to the frame structure.
88. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
89. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
90. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
91. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
92. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the radiopaque material comprises barium sulfate.
93. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
94. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent is affixed directly to a surface of the frame structure.
95. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent is incorporated into a polymeric vehicle and affixed to a surface of the frame structure.
96. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a rapamycin.
97. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises heparin.
98. The implantable medical device according to claim 87, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a paclitaxel.
99. An implantable medical device comprising:
a frame structure, the frame structure including at least one element having one or more sections being formed from at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer and a radiopaque material blended to create a deformable frame structure having increased toughness, and wherein each of the one or more sections having a substantially equal amount of alignment of the polymer chains of the blend in directions substantially parallel to the directions of each of the at least one or more sections respectively; and
at least one therapeutic agent affixed to the frame structure.
100. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the at least one polymer is bioabsorbable.
101. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the at least one polymer is non-bioabsorbable.
102. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the at least one plasticizer is bioabsorbable.
103. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the at least one plasticizer is non-bioabsorbable.
104. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the radiopaque material comprises barium sulfate.
105. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the frame structure comprises a stent.
106. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent is affixed directly to a surface of the frame structure.
107. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent is incorporated into a polymeric vehicle and affixed to a surface of the frame structure.
108. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a rapamycin.
109. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises heparin.
110. The implantable medical device according to claim 99, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises a paclitaxel.