Eunice Y Chen1, Dan Tse2, Huagang Hou2, Wilson A Schreiber2, Philip E Schaner3, Maciej M Kmiec2, Kendra A Hebert2, Periannan Kuppusamy2, Harold M Swartz2,3, Benjamin B Williams2,3. 1. Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, United States and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH. 2. Department of Radiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, United States. 3. Section of Radiation Oncology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, United States and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: (1) Summarize revisions made to the implantable resonator (IR) design and results of testing to characterize biocompatibility;(2) Demonstrate safety of implantation and feasibility of deep tissue oxygenation measurement using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) oximetry. STUDY DESIGN: In vitro testing of the revised IR and in vivo implantation in rabbit brain and leg tissues. METHODS: Revised IRs were fabricated with 1-4 OxyChips with a thin wire encapsulated with two biocompatible coatings. Biocompatibility and chemical characterization tests were performed. Rabbits were implanted with either an IR with 2 oxygen sensors or a biocompatible-control sample in both the brain and hind leg. The rabbits were implanted with IRs using a catheter-based, minimally invasive surgical procedure. EPR oximetry was performed for rabbits with IRs. Cohorts of rabbits were euthanized and tissues were obtained at 1 week, 3 months, and 9 months after implantation and examined for tissue reaction. RESULTS: Biocompatibility and toxicity testing of the revised IRs demonstrated no abnormal reactions. EPR oximetry from brain and leg tissues were successfully executed. Blood work and histopathological evaluations showed no significant difference between the IR and control groups. CONCLUSIONS: IRs were functional for up to 9 months after implantation and provided deep tissue oxygen measurements using EPR oximetry. Tissues surrounding the IRs showed no more tissue reaction than tissues surrounding the control samples. This pre-clinical study demonstrates that the IRs can be safely implanted in brain and leg tissues and that repeated, non-invasive, deep-tissue oxygen measurements can be obtained using in vivo EPR oximetry.
OBJECTIVES: (1) Summarize revisions made to the implantable resonator (IR) design and results of testing to characterize biocompatibility;(2) Demonstrate safety of implantation and feasibility of deep tissue oxygenation measurement using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) oximetry. STUDY DESIGN: In vitro testing of the revised IR and in vivo implantation in rabbit brain and leg tissues. METHODS: Revised IRs were fabricated with 1-4 OxyChips with a thin wire encapsulated with two biocompatible coatings. Biocompatibility and chemical characterization tests were performed. Rabbits were implanted with either an IR with 2 oxygen sensors or a biocompatible-control sample in both the brain and hind leg. The rabbits were implanted with IRs using a catheter-based, minimally invasive surgical procedure. EPR oximetry was performed for rabbits with IRs. Cohorts of rabbits were euthanized and tissues were obtained at 1 week, 3 months, and 9 months after implantation and examined for tissue reaction. RESULTS: Biocompatibility and toxicity testing of the revised IRs demonstrated no abnormal reactions. EPR oximetry from brain and leg tissues were successfully executed. Blood work and histopathological evaluations showed no significant difference between the IR and control groups. CONCLUSIONS: IRs were functional for up to 9 months after implantation and provided deep tissue oxygen measurements using EPR oximetry. Tissues surrounding the IRs showed no more tissue reaction than tissues surrounding the control samples. This pre-clinical study demonstrates that the IRs can be safely implanted in brain and leg tissues and that repeated, non-invasive, deep-tissue oxygen measurements can be obtained using in vivo EPR oximetry.
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Keywords:
EPR; electron paramagnetic resonance; implantable resonator; oximetry
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