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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771651 | Method for radiochemical sterilization This invention deals with package components for radiochemical sterilization of medical or pharmaceutical products consisting of a hermetically sealed foil pack containing (1) a solid device, as in absorbable sutures and meshes, in a perforated holder or a liquid fo... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7731795 | Rhombohedral fluoroberyllium borate crystals and hydrothermal growth thereof for use in laser and non-linear optical applications and devices Single, acentric, rhombohedral, fluoroberyllium borate crystals of a size sufficient for use in a variety of laser and non-optical applications are formed by a hydrothermal method. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7722914 | Micromantled drug-eluting stent Pharmacologically active, easy-to-deploy, biomechanically compatible, inflatable endovascular, drug-eluting stent are formed of a primary expandable polymeric or metallic construct, intimately mantled with a biomechanically compatible, polymeric microporous, microfi... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7709556 | Radiation and radiochemically sterilized absorbable devices with dose-controlled functional strength retention Absorbable radiation or radiochemically sterilized medical devices, including sutures, whose breaking strength and absorption profile can be modulated by controlling the total dose received during sterilization are disclosed. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7694815 | Package components for radiochemical sterilization Package components for the radiochemical sterilization of medical devices contain paraformaldehyde as the precursor of the radiolytically generated, sterilizing dose of formaldehyde, premixed with a particulate solid dispersant of, preferably, polyethylene or silica... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694813 | Package components for radiochemical sterilization This invention deals with package components for radiochemical sterilization of medical or pharmaceutical products consisting of a hermetically sealed foil pack containing (1) a solid device, as in absorbable sutures and meshes, in a perforated holder or a liquid fo... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7632765 | Inorganic-organic melt-extruded hybrid yarns and fibrous composite medical devices thereof Composite fibrous constructs are made of combinations of inorganic-organic hybrid monofilament or multifilament yarns containing at least 6 weight percent of inorganic micro-/nanoparticles and organic monofilament or multifilament yarn with typical examples of the h... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7591896 | Hydrothermal growth of hexagonal beryllium borate crystals for use in laser non-linear optical and birefringent applications and devices Single, acentric, hexagonal, beryllium borate crystals having the formula Sr2Be2B2O7 and of a size sufficient for use in a variety of laser and non-optical applications are formed by a hydrothermal method. Alternate struct... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7582231 | Essentially water-free polymerized crystalline colloidal array composites having tunable radiation diffracting properties The present invention is directed to a composite having tunable radiation diffracting properties which includes a flexible, water-free polymeric matrix and a crystalline colloidal array of particles having a lattice spacing, the array being embedded in the polymeric... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7563320 | Hydrothermal method for preparing large single crystals of scandium, yttrium, and lanthanide sesquioxides Scandium, yttrium, and lanthanide sesquioxide crystals having the formula Ln2O3, wherein Ln is selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, with or without an activator ion, are made by a hydrothermal met... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7540917 | Hydrothermal growth of rhombohedral potassium fluoroberyllium borate crystals for use in laser and non-linear optical applications and devices Single, acentric, rhombohedral, potassium fluoroberyllium borate crystals of a size sufficient for use in a variety of laser and non-optical applications are formed by a hydrothermal method. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7494703 | High modulus thermoplastic films A thermally printable commercially functional cash register tape produced from a thin machine direction oriented, heat stabilized, multi-layer, coextruded thermoplastic film is described. This thermoplastic tape replaces the currently used paper cash register tape. ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7468658 | Emergency ingress/egress monitoring system A system to monitor the entry and exit of individuals from a facility and to identify individuals who have entered the facility and not indicated safe departure from the facility by reporting to an emergency reporting area and activating the system with an identific... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7465489 | Inorganic-organic melted-extruded hybrid filaments and medical applications thereof This invention deals with a family of inorganic-organic hybrid, melt-extruded filaments having variable cross-sectional geometry with a cross-sectional area ranging between 100 μ2 and 4 mm2, wherein the inorganic component comprises at least 1... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7435789 | Crystalline high-compliance glycolide copolymers and applications thereof The present invention is directed toward an absorbable crystalline segmented copolymer comprising a polyalkylene succinate segment end-grafted in a single-step with a mixture of monomers comprising caprolactone, l-lactide, and/or glycolide. The present invention is ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7381664 | Surface electroconductive biostable polymeric articles Organic inherently conductive polymers, such as those based on polyaniline, polypyrrole and polythiophene, are formed in situ onto polymeric surfaces that are chemically activated to bond, ionically, the conductive polymers to the substrates. The polymeric substrate... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377684 | Multi-component blending system A blending system incorporating a blender with an operating cavity housing a plurality of elongate rod elements extending at least partially along the length of the operating cavity such that controlled relative movement between the rod elements and a multi-constitu... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374616 | Acentric lithium borate crystals, method for making, and applications thereof Acentric, tetragonal lithium borate crystals are disclosed along with a hydrothermal method for forming such crystals. The crystals possess unique optical, non-linear optical, and other photonic properties and may be formed of sufficient size to be useful in a wide ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371256 | Composite vascular constructs with selectively controlled properties This invention deals with a composite vascular construct, which is formed of a first, blood contacting component and a second, tissue contacting component. Preferably, the present vascular constructs are in the form of a vascular patch or vascular graft with surface... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351426 | Polyester/cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive compositions This invention addresses absorbable cyanoacrylate-based tissue adhesive compositions based primarily on an alkoxy cyanoacrylate combined with one or more alkyl cyanoacrylate(s), a stabilizer against premature anionic polymerization, and/or an absorbable polymeric mo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348364 | Segmented copolyesters as compliant, absorbable coatings and sealants for vascular devices Disclosed are absorbable sealants or coatings for biomedical devices which are formulated from a segmented copolyester having a molecular weight of more than 5 kDa, a glass transition temperature of less than 35° C., and low degree of crystallinity evidenced by a h... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7317859 | Periodically poled optical crystals and process for the production thereof Periodically poled crystals and a hydrothermal growth method for making such are disclosed. Electronically periodically poled crystals are employed as seed crystals in a hydrothermal growth process in order to produce novel crystals having deep ferroelectric domains... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7244445 | Conformable, absorbable, solid composite preforms and their use for bone tissue engineering The present invention is directed to an absorbable, conformable composite preform for use in making a solid bone filler which is an absorbable mixture of oppositely charged, solid microparticulate polyelectrolytes encased in a sealed, flexible, absorbable copolyeste... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7192437 | High strength fibers of -lactide copolymers, ε-caprolactone, and trimethylene carbonate and absorbable medical constructs thereof The present invention is directed to crystalline copolymers of l-lactide and a minor portion of a cyclic monomer, preferably ε-caprolactone or trimethylene carbonate or both. The present copolymers have a melting temperature of at least 150° C. and a crystallinity... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7129319 | Amorphous polymeric polyaxial initiators and compliant crystalline copolymers therefrom An absorbable crystalline, monocentric polyaxial copolymer comprising a central carbon or nitrogen atom and at least three axes, each of which includes an amorphous flexible component adjacent and originating from the central atom and a rigid, crystallizable compone... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7083634 | Stabilized polyester/cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive formulation The present invention is directed to adhesive/hemostatic formulations of 2-alkoxyalkyl cyanoacrylate, an absorbable liquid or solid polymeric modifier, and a general stabilizer against premature anionic polymerization of cyanoacrylates. The present adhesive formulat... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070858 | Amorphous polymeric polyaxial initiators and compliant crystalline copolymers therefrom An absorbable crystalline, monocentric polyaxial copolymer comprising a central carbon or nitrogen atom and at least three axes, each of which includes an amorphous flexible component adjacent and originating from the central atom and a rigid, crystallizable compone... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7026437 | Amorphous polymeric polyaxial initiators and compliant crystalline copolymers therefrom An absorbable crystalline, monocentric polyaxial copolymer comprising a central carbon or nitrogen atom and at least three axes, each of which includes an amorphous flexible component adjacent and originating from the central atom and a rigid, crystallizable compone... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008567 | Essentially water-free polymerized crystalline colloidal array composites having tunable radiation diffracting properties and process for making The present invention is directed to a composite having tunable radiation diffracting properties which includes a flexible, water-free polymeric matrix and a crystalline colloidal array of particles having a lattice spacing, the array being embedded in the polymeric... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001583 | Essentially insoluble heavy metal sulfide slurry for wastewater treatment A product and method for the removal of pollutant heavy metals from aqueous solutions which precludes the end user from storing, handling, feeding and controlling hazardous soluble sulfide materials. The product is a slurry which includes a mixture of a liquid mediu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991652 | Tissue engineering composite The invention provides a biocompatible composite for use in a living subject for purposes of repairing damaged tissues and reconstructing a new tissue. The composite includes a biodegradable or absorbable three-dimensional support construct, a liquid or viscous flui... | 01/31/2006 |
