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7618646 Matrix, cell implant and method for their production and use  
The invention relates to porous matrices based on a biologically compatible polymer or polymer mixture, to a cell implantation that is established on said matrices and to additional cell...
7615234 Drug delivery technology  
The invention relates to a novel drug delivery technology. More particularly the invention relates to a method of delivering at least one therapeutic compound or a formulation comprising the at...
7608281 Composition and use of RAR antagonists for promoting chondrogenesis  
The invention provides compositions comprising a RAR antagonist for promoting chondrogenesis and to methods employing such compositions for treating cartilage and associated bone abnormalities...
7604817 Method for promoting growth of tissue  
A device and method for tissue engineering is disclosed. More particularly this invention relates to a bioabsorbable device and a method of its use which promotes controlled new tissue in-growth...
7597903 Method and composition for producing catheters with antibacterial property  
A medical device and a method for imparting antibacterial properties to the device, made from hydrophobic polymer, particularly to urinary latex catheters comprises treatment of the device by...
7592017 Resorbable thin membranes  
Resorbable lactide polymer thin membranes are disclosed. The thin membranes are constructed of polylactide resorbable polymers, which are engineered to be absorbed into the body relatively slowly...
7585929 Preparation and uses for polyarylates  
The present invention is directed to polyarylates comprising repeating units having the structure: as well as their preparation and use as cell growth substrates.
7585516 Coatings for drug delivery devices  
A polymer coating for medical devices based on a polyolefin derivative. A variety of polymers are described to make coatings for medical devices, particularly, for drug delivery stents. The...
7585320 Energetically-controlled delivery of biologically active material from an implanted medical device  
A medical device and system capable of providing on-demand delivery of biologically active material to a body lumen patient, and a method of making such medical device. A first coating layer...
7582310 Biodegradable and bioactive glass-ceramics, and method for fabricating the same  
Disclosed herein is a biodegradable and bioactive glass-ceramic fabricated by mixing a slowly biodegradable glass-ceramic and a highly biodegradable glass-ceramic in a predetermined mixing ratio...
7563824 Clathrate complexes formed by hyaluronic acid derivatives and use thereof as pharmaceuticals  
A clathrate formed by: a hyaluronic acid derivative (a), a hyaluronic acid derivative (b 1 ) different from (a), and being able to form a clathrate with (a) and/or a component (b 2 ) not containing...
RE40786 Vaccines against intracellular pathogens using antigens encapsulated within biodegradable-biocompatible microspheres  
This invention relates to parenteral and mucosal vaccines against diseases caused by intercellular pathogens using antigens encapsulated within a biodegradable-biocompatible microspheres(matrix).
7547449 Method for treating a bone defect with an organic/inorganic composite  
The subject invention concerns a composite comprising an organic fluid-swellable, fibrous matrix, such as collagen, and a mineral phase, such as calcium carbonate or phosphate mineral phase, for...
7547448 Bone replacement material comprising crystalline and X-ray amorphous phases  
The present invention relates to an X-ray amorphous-crystalline material with high solubility which can be used as a bioactive bone replacement material and as a substrate material in...
7541049 Bioactive and biodegradable composites of polymers and ceramics or glasses and method to manufacture such composites  
Surgical osteosynthesis composite material which has three components: biodegradable polymer reinforcement, bioceramic or bioglass filler reinforcement and biodegradable polymer matrix. This...
7537782 Methods for governing bone growth  
Resorbable polymer barrier membranes and methods of their applications are disclosed. In a broad embodiment, methods of governing bone growth, or preventing bone growth into a certain spatial area,...
7531670 Methods for treating cognitive/attention deficit disorders using tetrahydroindolone analogues and derivatives  
Methods for treating cognitive/attention deficit disorders in general using tetrahydroindolone derivatives and analogues, particularly tetrahydroindolone derivatives or analogues in which the...
7531035 Resorbable ceramic compositions  
Ceramic precursor compositions and chemically bonded ceramic (CBC) materials, especially Ca-based, and a composite biomaterial suitable for orthopaedic applications. The CBC-system includes a...
7521064 Non-hormonal vaginal contraceptive  
The present invention relates to a non-hormonal, biocompatible, and biodegradable intravaginal device for the delivery of spermiostatic, spermicidal and anti-infectious agents. The present...
7514095 Fabrication of drug loaded biodegradable polymer fibers  
The invention provides tissue engineering compositions and methods wherein three-dimensional matrices for growing cells are prepared for in vitro and in vivo use. The matrices comprise...
7510699 In vivo fluorescence sensors, systems, and related methods operating in conjunction with fluorescent analytes  
Methods, systems, devices and computer program product include: (i) administering a fluorescent analyte to a subject; (ii) repetitively emitting excitation light from an implanted sensor over a...
7507421 Hydroxycitric acid salt composition and method of making  
Disclosed is a hydroxycitric acid salt composition comprising calcium and potassium salts of hydroxycitric acid, preferably in a defined proportion which yields a very pure, stabilized preparation...
7507394 High viscosity embolizing compositions  
Disclosed are novel compositions for embolizing blood vessels which are particularly suited for treating vascular lesions via catheter delivery.
7504386 Biomaterials for preventing post-surgical adhesions comprised of hyaluronic acid derivatives  
New biomaterials essentially constituted by esterified derivatives of hyaluronic acid or by cross-linked derivatives of hyaluronic acid for use in the surgical sector, particularly for use in the...
7498043 Silicon substituted oxyapatite  
The invention is a silicon substituted oxyapatite compound (Si—OAp) for use as a synthetic bone biomaterial either used alone or in biomaterial compositions. The silicon substituted oxyapatite...
7498042 Stent for blood vessel and material for stent for blood vessel  
A luminal stent, implanted and implanted and left in the blood vessel, is disclosed. By permitting a stent ( 1 ), formed of a biodegradable polymer material ( 2 ), to be swollen, and by...
7494482 Methods and apparatus for application of micro-mechanical forces to tissues  
Methods and devices for transmitting micromechanical forces locally to induce surface convolutions into tissues on the millimeter to micron scale for promoting wound healing are presented. These...
7491408 Polymer, bioabsorbable material and film for preventing tissue fusion  
A novel A 1 -B-A 2 polymer having a number average molecular weight of 10000 to 100000 is provided that has excellent bioabsorbability so as to disappear in a predetermined period of time even...
7488316 Control of drug release by transient modification of local microenvironments  
Methods, formulations, and devices are provided for enhancing drug delivery from a medical device. The method is provided for increasing the rate or quantity of a drug formulation released from an...
7485318 Biodegradable carrier and method for preparation thereof  
A biodegradable carrier is produced for preservation and/or controlled delivery of biologically active agents where the biodegradable carrier is a silica xerogel which is made from water and silane...
7473431 Injectable methadone, methadone and naltrexone, or buprenorphine and naltrexone microparticle compositions and their use in reducing consumption of abused substances  
An injectable slow-release methadone, partial opioid agonist or opioid antagonist formulation is provided comprising methadone, a partial opioid agonist or opioid antagonist in a poly(D,L-lactide)...
7462471 Porous biodegradable polymeric materials for cell transplantation  
Polymeric materials are used to make a pliable, non-toxic, injectable porous template for vascular ingrowth. The pore size, usually between approximately 100 and 300 microns, allows vascular and...
7459170 Bone replacement material with orthophosphate  
The present invention relates to a material with orthophosphate and having a high solubility which can be used as a bioactive bone replacement material and as a substrate material in biotechnology....
7449180 Macroscopic scaffold containing amphiphilic peptides encapsulating cells  
The invention features peptide scaffolds that are useful in the repair and replacement of various tissues. The invention also provides methods for making these scaffolds and methods for using them.
7445793 Support for tissue regeneration and process for producing the same  
The present invention provides a scaffold in which cells can be stably retained and grafted in a uniform distribution state in the culture, preferable proliferation ability and viability can be...
7442385 Chemoembolisation  
A composition for chemoembolotherapy of solid tumours comprises particles of a water-insoluble water-swellable synthetic anionic polymer and, absorbed therein an anthracycline. Suitably the polymer...
7442384 Bioresorbable hydrogel compositions for implantable prostheses  
Crosslinked compositions formed from water-insoluble copolymers are disclosed. These compositions are copolymers having a bioresorbable region, a hydrophilic region and at least two cross-linkable...
7410947 Osteogenic devices and methods of use thereof for repair of endochondral bone and osteochondral defects  
Disclosed herein are improved osteogenic devices and methods of use thereof for repair of bone and cartilage defects. The devices and methods promote accelerated formation of repair tissue with...
7408018 Elastomeric functional biodegradable copolyester amides and copolyester urethanes  
The invention provides elastomeric copolyester amides, elastomeric copolyester urethanes, and methods for making the same. The polymers are based on α-amino acids and possess physical, chemical...
7407668 Medical articles having enzymatic surfaces for localized therapy  
An enzymatically active medical article is provided, which comprises a medical article and an enzyme disposed at or near a surface of the medical article such that the medical article is provided...
7393544 Dispersion for pulmonary delivery of a bioactive agent  
Stabilized dispersions are provided for the delivery of a bioactive agent. The dispersions preferably comprise a plurality of perforated microstructures dispersed in a suspension medium that...
7393493 Crosslinkable polymeric materials and their applications  
The present invention relates to a novel composition for dental, orthopedic and drug delivery purpose. Specifically, it relates to composition comprising an admixture of a resorbable bone...
7390498 Method of forming bone with porous βtricalcium phosphate granules  
A porous β-tricalcium phosphate material for bone implantation is provided. The multiple pores in the porous TCP body are separate discrete voids and are not interconnected. The pore size diameter...
7387785 Preparation for treating diseases of bone tissues  
The present invention refers to an considerably improved medicinal preparation and its synthesizing method, in particular for allowing to affect the osteoreparative process due to stimulation of...
7375077 In vivo synthesis of connective tissues  
The in vivo synthesis of connective tissue by fibroblast or fibroblast precursor cells ensconced within a biocompatible scaffold is disclosed. The cells are preferably present in a biocompatible...
7374776 Bone-filling composition for stimulating bone-forming and bone-consolidation comprising calcium sulfate and viscous biopolymers  
The present invention relates to a composition for bone-filling, more particularly, to a bone-filling composition for stimulating bone-formation and bone consolidation comprising calcium sulfate...
7368126 Controlled release depot formulations  
Methods and compositions for systemically or locally administering a beneficialagent to a subject are described, and include, for example, depot gel compositions that can be injected into a desired...
7368125 Amphiphilic polymers for medical applications  
The present invention is directed to medical devices or pharmaceutical compositions, each containing a synthetic, bioabsorbable, biocompatible polymer that is the reaction product of a polybasic...
7361369 Implant with structure allowing injection of polymer for attaching implant to tissue  
Methods and apparatus for bone implants that allow for the directed application of an osteogenic compound. The implant is preferably constructed of a biodegradable polymer formed into a structure...
7361368 Device and method for combining a treatment agent and a gel  
A method including introducing a treatment agent at a treatment site within a mammalian host; and introducing a bioerodable gel material at the treatment site. An apparatus including a first...