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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335391 | Method for coating implantable devices A method of forming a coating for an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided which includes applying a composition to the device in an environment having a selected pressure. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329413 | Coatings for drug delivery devices having gradient of hydration and methods for fabricating thereof Coatings for implantable medical devices, and methods for fabricating thereof, are provided. The coatings include a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer, where the second polymer has a higher degree of hydration than the first polymer. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318932 | Coatings for drug delivery devices comprising hydrolitically stable adducts of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) and methods for fabricating the same A polymer coating for medical devices based on a derivatized poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) is disclosed. A variety of polymers are described to make coatings for medical devices, particularly, for drug delivery stents. The polymers include poly(ethylene-co-vinyl a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311980 | Polyactive/polylactic acid coatings for an implantable device A polymeric coating for a medical device that comprises poly(lactic acid) and a block copolymer including blocks of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(butylene terephthalate) is provided. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7279174 | Stent coatings comprising hydrophilic additives A coating for implantable medical devices and a method for fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coating includes a mixture of a hydrophobic polymer and a polymeric hydrophilic additive, wherein the hydrophobic polymer and the hydrophilic additive form a physically... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7244443 | Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers A polymer of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers is provided. It is also provided a polymer blend that contains a polymer of fluorinated monomers and another biocompatible polymer. The polymer of fluorinated monomers or polymer blend described herein and o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223282 | Remote activation of an implantable device The invention is directed to an implantable device, such as a stent, for delivering a therapeutic substance. The device includes a reservoir containing a therapeutic substance and an energy converter to cause the release of the substance. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220816 | Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on poly(ester amides) and methods for fabricating the same Coatings for an implantable medical devices such as stents and methods of fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coatings comprise a biologically absorbable poly(ester amide), which is a polymeric product of a reaction between a diol-diamine and a dicarboxylic acid.... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210935 | Expandable/contractable composition for surgical or dental use A composition, suitable for surgical or dental use, which can expand and/or contract in at least one direction without similar expansion or contraction in another direction, comprises an inner and an outer portion, the portions differing in their expansion propertie... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7115300 | Method of coating implantable medical devices A method of coating a medical device, such as a stent is provided. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094256 | Coatings for implantable medical device containing polycationic peptides Coatings for implantable medical devices and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. The coatings include carboxylated acrylates and polycationic peptides, for example R7. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087263 | Rare limiting barriers for implantable medical devices A coating for a medical device, particularly for a drug eluting stent, is described. The coating comprises a polymer having a weight-average molecular weight between about 200,000 and about 250,000 Daltons or a polydispersity index between about 2.6 and about 3.0. | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070798 | Coatings for implantable medical devices incorporating chemically-bound polymers and oligomers of L-arginine A coating for an implantable medical device is disclosed. The coating comprises a polymer and an amino acid chemically bonded, attached or conjugated to the polymer. In one embodiment, the coating can include a therapeutic substance. In lieu of bonding the amino aci... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056591 | Hydrophobic biologically absorbable coatings for drug delivery devices and methods for fabricating the same A polymer coating for medical devices based on polyorthoesters and methods for fabricating the coating are disclosed. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056523 | Implantable medical devices incorporating chemically conjugated polymers and oligomers of L-arginine An implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed comprising an amino acid or a polypeptide bonded to a plasma polymerized film layer formed on the device. A method of manufacturing the same is also disclosed. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033602 | Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices Coatings for medical devices which include polycationic peptides such as L-arginine and methods for fabricating the coatings are disclosed. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014913 | Rate-reducing membrane for release of an agent A membrane that reduces the rate at which a therapeutic substance is released from an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011842 | Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of making the same Polycationic peptide coatings for implantable medical devices and methods of making the same are described. The methods include applying an emulsion on the device, the emulsion including a polymer and a polycationic peptide. Other methods include incorporation of th... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994867 | Biocompatible carrier containing L-arginine L-arginine conjugated to a polymeric matrix is disclosed. The matrix can be used as, for example, a coating for an implantable medical device such as a stent. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6987140 | Mouth guard composition To provide a mouth guard composition which hardly generates plastic deformation and which is high in fluidity during the formation after heating and softening and superior in fitness, and which even after repeated use of a mouth guard prepared therefrom, is free fro... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6958145 | Synthesis of cyclic compounds A method for the preparation of a compound of formula (II) wherein R1 and R2 are independently H, alkyl, alkoxy, oxoalkyl, alkenyl, aryl or arylalkyl whether unsubstituted or substituted, optionally interrupted by one or more hetero atoms, stra... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953560 | Barriers for polymer-coated implantable medical devices and methods for making the same An implantable medical device and methods for making the implantable medical device are disclosed. The implantable medical device includes a substrate. At least a portion of the substrate is coated with a first layer including a polymer containing a drug. A barrier ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6939569 | Medical device having anti-infective and contraceptive properties There is disclosed a medical device for implantation that acts to prevent transmission of infectious agents. Specifically, the present invention provides implantable devices, such as catheters or living skin matrices or wound dressings, for insertion into various bo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 coatings to cause enrichment a region close to the outer surface of the coat... | 08/09/2005 |
| 5769633 | Custom dental tray and material A dual dental tray assembly is provided which includes a pliable resilient outer dental tray using a pre-formed thin inner tray of thermoplastic material that nests inside the pliable outer tray. The two are heated to between 145°-160° F. During this ti... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5723142 | Method for masking the cornea A method of masking the cornea of an eye during surgical application of laser energy by forming an ablatable mask on the eye.... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5490984 | Use of injectable biomaterials for the repair and augmentation of the anal sphincters This invention discloses methods of repairing structurally defective or inadequately functioning muscles of the anal sphincter and methods of improving the competency of incompetent anal sphincters by administering an effective amount of an injectable bio... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5489437 | Hydrogel products and methods of producing same An adhesive hydrogel product includes a mixture comprising water, and a thermoplastic, water-soluble polymer extruded in a dry state. The thermoplastic, water-soluble polymer constitutes the principal water-soluble polymer of the mixture and is present in... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5480644 | Use of injectable biomaterials for the repair and augmentation of the anal sphincters This invention discloses methods of repairing structurally defective or inadequately functioning muscles of the anal sphincter and methods of improving the competency of incompetent anal sphincters by administering an effective amount of an injectable bio... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5277911 | Ablatable mask of polyoxyalkylene polymer and ionic polysaccharide gel for laser reprofiling of the cornea Balanced pH, thermo-irreversible polyoxyalkylene polymer and ionic polysaccharide gels are ideal materials for use as an ablatable mask or coating over the cornea of the eye of a mammal during excimer laser keratectomy. The depth and smoothness of the abl... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5164001 | Method for preparing aqueous dispersion of developer and pressure-sensitive recording paper Herein disclosed are a method for preparing an aqueous developer dispersion which comprises the steps of dissolving, in an organic solvent, a developer which comprises a nuclear-substituted salicylic acid salt represented by the following general formula ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5114485 | Water-in-water multicolor paint and method A water-in-water multicolored paint composition is provided having a disperse phase and a continuous phase. The disperse phase preferably is comprised of water dispersable, film-forming, crosslinkable, carboxylated polymer; crosslinking agent; hydroxy (lo... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5051476 | Mouth guard compositions An improved mouth guard composition comprises an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer and a thermoplastic polycarprolactone having a molecuar weight of 10,000-100,000, optionally with polyvinyl acetate, colorants and perfumes.... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4910247 | Adhesive composition A composition containing an adhesive suitable for affixing dentures or ostomy devices to a mucous membrane, which adhesive is a mixture composed of (a) 75-25 wt. % of a blend comprising a divalent calcium salt and a monovalent sodium salt of a lower alkyl... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4867968 | Elastomeric composition containing therapeutic agents and articles manufactured therefrom A novel elastomeric composition of matter comprises a rubber latex and a masterbatch comprising a therapeutic agent in a therapeutically effective amount, a carrier component, titanium dioxide, and clay. A process for the preparation of a novel elastomeri... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4831070 | Moldable elastomeric pressure sensitive adhesives A composition and method for forming elastomeric pressure sensitive adhesives comprising a mixture of (A) a xylene-soluble resin copolymer of 0.6 to 0.9 triorganosiloxy units per SiO4/2 unit and having less than 0.7 weight % silicon-bonded hydr... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4759797 | Color-developing agent for pressure-sensitive recording The color-developing agent for pressure-sensitive recording sheet comprises the polyvalent-metal salt of carboxylated terpenephenol resin. The color-developing sheet containing the above color-developing agent provides excellent yellowing-resistance, supe... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4650817 | Physiologically compatible adhesive composition A new breathable, conformable, polymeric adhesive composition is disclosed which comprises a self-sustaining pressure sensitive adhesive material and a hydrophilic filler, wherein the adhesive material forms a polymeric matrix characterized by the physica... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4608217 | Method for the production of an ear plug The ear plug (40) includes an elongate body with a rounded tip portion and of an elastic material enveloped by a deep-drawn sheath (41) of thin flexible plastics film material. Rearwardly the plug preferably has a neck portion from which the sheath projec... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4584326 | Radiopaque polyvinyl-silicone network resin compositions and medical-surgical tubings prepared therefrom This invention relates to novel radiopaque resin compositions, and to medical-surgical tubings prepared therefrom. More particularly, the invention pertains to compositions of polyiodobenzoic acid ester-containing polyvinyl resins and a platinum-cured sil... | 04/22/1986 |
