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Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, Or Aids And Accessories Therefor > Arterial Prosthesis (i.e., Blood Vessel) > Absorbable In Natural Tissue

Absorbable In Natural Tissue

Absorbable In Natural Tissue patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

12/14/06 - 20060282159 - Temporary absorbable venous occlusive stent and superficial vein treatment method
A temporary absorbable venous occlusive stent for use in a varicose vein treatment method includes a stent body, a bio-absorbable material associated with the body, and a closure for blocking blood flow past the stent when implanted in a vein. The stent produces localized blood clotting, fibrosis and vein collapse ...

12/14/06 - 20060282158 - Temporary absorbable venous occlusive stent and superficial vein treatment method
A temporary absorbable venous occlusive stent for use in a varicose vein treatment method includes a stent body, a bio-absorbable material associated with the body, and a closure for blocking blood flow past the stent when implanted in a vein. The stent produces localized blood clotting, fibrosis and vein collapse ...

11/30/06 - 20060271168 - Degradable medical device
An implantable medical device is provided that degrades upon contact with body fluids so as to limit its residence time within the body. The device is formed of a porous corrodible metal to simultaneously provide high strength and an accelerated corrosion rate. The corrosion rate of a device formed of ...

10/12/06 - 20060229711 - Degradable implantable medical devices
Devices and methods are provided for an implantable medical device which is degradable over a clinically relevant period of time. The medical devices may have the form of implants, graft implants, vascular implants, non vascular implants, wound closure implants, sutures, drug delivery implants, biologic delivery implants, urinary tract implants, inter-uterine ...

08/24/06 - 20060190076 - Temporary absorbable venous occlusive stent and superficial vein treatment method
A temporary absorbable venous occlusive stent for use in a varicose vein treatment method includes a stent body, a bio-absorbable material associated with the body, and a closure for blocking blood flow past the stent when implanted in a vein. The stent produces localized blood clotting, fibrosis and vein collapse ...

07/06/06 - 20060149363 - Optimally expanded, collagen sealed eptfe graft with improved tissue ingrowth
The present invention provides An implantable ePTFE artificial vascular graft comprising a tubular structure comprising a highly expanded ePTFE material having a porous structure, and a sealant saturated within said porous structure of said ePTFE material to make it substantially non-porous. ...

06/08/06 - 20060122695 - Tissue engineered stents
This invention is directed to a tissue-engineered stent comprising a substantially cylindrical construct (10) having a first end (12) and a second end (14); a walled surface (16) disposed between the first end and the second end; the walled surface (16) comprising a biodegradable polymer scaffold seeded with disassociated chondrocytes. ...

03/23/06 - 20060064160 - Implant of low radial strength
The invention concerns an endovascular implant comprising a biodegradable material and having a tubular main body which is open at the ends and which is dilatable from an unexpanded condition into an expanded condition. The implant is so designed that when the implant in the expanded condition is subjected to ...

03/09/06 - 20060052864 - Endoprosthesis comprising a magnesium alloy
An endoprosthesis, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis such as a stent, comprises a carrier structure, which includes at least one component comprising a magnesium alloy of the following composition: Rare earth metals: between about 2.0 and about 5.0% by weight, with neodymium between about 1.5 and about 3.0% by weight ...

03/09/06 - 20060052863 - Endoprosthesis comprising a magnesium alloy
An endoprosthesis, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis such as a stent, comprises a carrier structure, which includes at least one component comprising a magnesium alloy of the following composition: Magnesium: between about 60.0 and about 88.0% by weight Rare earth metals: between about 2.0 and about 30.0% by weight Yttrium: ...

03/09/06 - 20060052862 - Intravascular, indwelling instrument
An intravascular, indwelling instrument for placement in a blood vessel includes a body having a face in contact with a maintained blood flow to be maintained and a face in contact with a non-maintained blood flow not to be maintained, and a peptide fixed to all or part of the ...

01/12/06 - 20060009839 - Composite vascular graft including bioactive agent coating and biodegradable sheath
A composite vascular graft incorporates bioactive agents to deliver therapeutic materials and/or inhibit or reduce bacterial growth during and following the introduction of the graft to the implantation site in a vascular system. A composite vascular graft includes a porous tubular graft member. One or more biodegradable, bioactive agent coating ...

12/22/05 - 20050283229 - Coatings for controlling erosion of a substrate of an implantable medical device
An implantable medical device, such as a stent, with a coating region for controlling erosion of the substrate region is disclosed. ...

12/15/05 - 20050278015 - Biodegradable vascular device with buffering agent
A vascular or cardiovascular medical device for placement at a site in a patient's body and for controlling pH levels at the site in the patient's body includes one or more structural components made of a biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material, or alternatively, a coating thereon made of a biodegradable and/or ...

11/24/05 - 20050261761 - Visceral anastomotic device and method of using same
A temporary biocompatible stent and method for visceral anastomosis. The stent is provided with integral means for maintaining the structural stability of the stent while providing substantial flexibility. The method comprises fitting the luminal stumps of the viscus over either end of a stent of the invention, and joining the ...

11/24/05 - 20050261760 - Medical devices and methods of making the same
Medical devices, such as endoprostheses, and methods of making the devices are described. In some embodiments, the invention features a medical device including a generally tubular body including a biodisintegrable material, and a polyelectrolyte on the generally tubular body. The polyelectrolyte can be used to delay and/or slow the disintegration ...

07/28/05 - 20050165475 - Hybrid grafts including biodegradable polymer supporting layer and manufacturing process thereof
The present invention relates to a hybrid artificial blood vessel including a biodegradable polymer supporting layer and the manufacturing process thereof. There is provided a hybrid artificial blood vessel and a manufacturing process thereof, constructing a biodegradable supporting layer on the inner and outer surface of the hybrid artificial blood ...

07/07/05 - 20050149172 - Minimal injury resorbable stent
A minimal injury resorbable stent comprising an oriented resorbable material drawn to a ratio about 7-350 is disclosed. The drawn materials of the present invention have tensile strength of about 50-500 MPa and Young's modulus of about 2-300 GPa. The bioresorbable stents can have cylindrical shape and optionally further comprise ...



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