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7247364 |
Coating for implantable medical devices
An implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed having a coating. The coating includes a poly(butylene terephthalate-co-ethylene glycol)polymer. The coating can also include a drug.
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7097907 |
Bioabsorbable branched polymers containing units derived from dioxanone and medical/surgical devices manufactured therefrom
Star polymers of soft segment forming monomers are useful in forming surgical devices. The star polymers can be endcapped with isocyanate, mixed with a filler and/or cross-linked. The polymer...
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7094418 |
Crosslinkable macromers
A crosslinkable macromer system and related methods of preparing the system and using the system in the form of a crosslinked matrix between a tissue site and an implant article such as a tissue...
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7063884 |
Stent coating
A stent comprising a coating layer is disclosed. The coating layer has a hydrophobic component and a hydrophilic component, wherein a region of the coating layer on or about the outermost surface...
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7015206 |
Use of a polysaccharide excreted by the Vibrio diabolicus species in bone repair
The invention concerns the use of a polysaccharide excreted by the Vibrio diabolicus species for making a medicine with cicatrising activity, in particular bone repair activity. The invention...
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6926919 |
Method for fabricating a coating for a medical device
Methods for fabricating coatings for implantable medical devices are disclosed. The coatings include blends of hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers. The methods provide for treatment of the...
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6818020 |
Non-oxidizing polymeric medical implant
A medical implant made of polymeric material having an increased oxidation resistance is formed by a method including the steps of placing a resin powder in a sealed container. A substantial...
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6746488 |
Method and apparatus for hindering osteolysis in porous implants
A prosthetic implant, and method for making same, is described. The prosthetic implant preferably has a porous coating containing a plurality of pores therein. A biodegradable material is...
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6706034 |
Process for agent retention in biological tissues
An increase in agent residence time at a tissue site is provided for by the presence of a barrier. The barrier is a separate entity from the agent when introduced to the tissue. A binding member is...
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6596403 |
Optionally crosslinkable coatings, compositions and methods of use
Coatings for hard tissue and surfaces of the oral environment are provided that reduce adhesion of bacteria and proteinaceous substances to these surfaces. Methods of reducing adhesion of these...
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6582715 |
Antimicrobial orthopedic implants
An orthopedic surgical implant of one or more components having a surface which is to be contacted by body tissue and/or fluid. The surface contains an inorganic antimicrobial agent either...
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6558428 |
Precoated polymeric prosthesis and process for making same
The present invention is directed to a polymeric prosthesis precoated with a bone cement compatible polymer. The bone cement compatible polymer coating, is provided by an activated powder mixture...
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6514286 |
Biodegradable polymeric film
This invention provides biodegradable, biocompatible polymeric films having uniform selected thicknesses between about 60 micrometers and about 5 mm useful in the manufacture of therapeutic...
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6461385 |
Method and apparatus for augmenting osteointegration of prosthetic implant devices
Bone augmentation in a mammalian body to enhance the mechanical strength of a prosthesis is provided by reinforcement of bone in the region surrounding the implant device. A number of fibrillar...
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6419709 |
Biodegradable terephthalate polyester-poly(Phosphite) compositions, articles, and methods of using the same
An essentially non-osteoconductive medical device is described comprising a biodegradable terephthalate copolymer comprising the recurring monomeric units shown in formula I: wherein R is a...
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6395029 |
Sustained delivery of polyionic bioactive agents
The invention relates to compositions and methods for delivering a polyionic bioactive composition such as a nucleic acid to a tissue of an animal. The compositions of the invention include...
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6306176 |
Bonding layers for medical device surface coatings
The medical device is coated with a thin coherent bond coat of acrylics, epoxies, acetals, ethylene copolymers, vinyl polymers containing hydroxyl, amine, carboxyl, amide or other reactive groups,...
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6254634 |
Coating compositions
An article (e.g., in the form of an implantable medical article) in the form of a support material bearing an intermediate layer consisting of a functional silicone polymer formulation, the...
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4491987 |
Method of orthopedic implantation and implant product
An improved process for orthopedic implantation of a prosthesis where the prosthesis has a polymer coating on substantially the entire surface of same that is to be affixed to the bone by bone...
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4457028 |
Surgical materials suitable for use with bone cements
A surgical network material is made from filaments of resorbable organic polymers with a thickness of about 50-300 μm and/or of non-resorbable filaments or wires with a thickness of 100-750 μm....
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4336618 |
Bone connective prostheses adapted to maximize strength and durability of prostheses-bone cement interface; and methods of forming same
There is disclosed a prosthesis comprising a prosthetic element and a polymethylmethacrylate film fixedly adhered thereto. The prosthesis comprises a surface adapted to be fixedly attached to bone...
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4280233 |
Bone connective prosthesis comprising a reinforcement element carrying a polymer layer having a varying modulus of elasticity
Improved bone connective prostheses are disclosed. The prostheses comprise a reinforcement element carrying a polymer layer having a varying modulus of elasticity. The exterior surface of the...
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3986212 |
Composite prosthetic device with porous polymeric coating
The invention is an improvement in a prosthetic device of the type that is a composite of a first material adapted to be strong enough to withstand the wear and stress exerted on the prosthetic...
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