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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438850 | Sterilization method for the production of implantable or transplantable biological material The sterilization of biological material of animal or human origin, which is to be used as an implant or transplant, is performed according to a validated sterilization method with a margin of safety of 106 germs by which harmful microorganisms are physic... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7422607 | Anti-calcification treatments for heart valves and vascular grafts The present invention provides processes for fixation of biological tissue and/or post-fixation treatment of such tissue that result in modified tissues with reduced susceptibility to in vitro calcification when used in prosthetic devices. The invention also relates... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7299805 | Scaffold and method for implanting cells An improved method of implanting cells in the body of a patient includes positioning viable cells on a support structure. One or more blood vessels may be connected with the support structure to provide a flow of blood through the support structure. A support struct... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7214344 | Method for treatment of biological tissues to mitigate post-implantation calcification and thrombosis A method of treating a biological tissue including contacting the biological tissue with an aqueous sterilizing solution, and maintaining the aqueous sterilizing solution at a temperature of about 50° C. for a time period of about 1 to 2 days. The method of treatin... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 implant or on the porous surface of a prosthetic device. The macromer s... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7056338 | Therapeutic agent delivery device with controlled therapeutic agent release rates The present invention relates to implantable medical devices for the localized delivery of therapeutic agents, such as drugs, to a patient. More particularly, the invention relates to a device having a gradient of water soluble therapeutic agents within a therapeuti... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045585 | Methods of coating a device using anti-thrombin heparin Novel conjugates of glycosaminoglycans, particularly heparin and dermatan sulfate, and amine containing species and therapeutic uses thereof are described. In particular, mild methods of conjugating heparins to proteins, such as antithrombin III and heparin cofactor... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7016714 | Optical-based sensing devices An optical-based sensor for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte using both indicator and reference channels. The sensor has a sensor body with a source of radiation embedded therein. Radiation emitted by the source interacts with indicator membrane indica... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6849262 | Vascular coating composition This invention relates to methods of coating the lumenal surface of a blood vessel, or other tissue cavity, and to compositions suitable for use in same. ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6558621 | Removal of biologically active organic contaminants using atomic oxygen Biomedical devices that are to come into contact with living tissue, such as prosthetic and other implants for the human body and the containers used to store and transport them, are together cleaned of non-living, but biologically active organic material... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6547827 | Method for fixation of biological tissues having mitigated propensity for post-implantation calcification and thrombosis and bioprosthetic devices prepared thereby A method for fixation of biological tissues, and bioprosthetic devices prepared by such method. The method generally comprises the steps of A) fixing the tissue, B) treating the tissue with a mixture of i) a denaturant, ii) a surfactant and iii) a crossli... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6521179 | Sterilization Allograft tissue prostheses, as well as tissue valves for replacement of defective heart valves and other tissue-engineered products (TEPs), are effectively sterilized by treatment with a coupling agent known to create amide linkages between amines and ca... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6410044 | 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 implant or on the porous surface of a prosthetic device. The... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6322802 | Method of sterilizing A method of sterilizing objects as well as the sterilized objects obtained from the method are disclosed. The method involves contacting an object such as a medical device to be reused with polycationic dendrimer under conditions which result in rendering... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6316158 | Process for medical implant of cross-linked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having improved balance of wear properties and oxidation resistance A medical implant of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having an improved balance of wear properties and oxidation resistance is prepared by irradiating a preform of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, annealing the irradiated preform in the ab... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6197586 | Chondrocyte-like cells useful for tissue engineering and methods Fibroblast cells are treated with a chemical inhibitor of protein kinase C such as staurosporine, in conjunction with functionally hypoxic micromass culture so as to be induced into chondrogenic differentiation. Such fibroblast-derived, chondrocyte-like c... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6197296 | Tissue equivalents A method of forming a tissue equivalent is described. A length of polyester tube is threaded over a mandrel (H) and attached at either end by clips at A and D. A block (F) is then screwed into place. The polyester is then pre-soaked by injecting through T... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6099563 | Substrates, particularly medical devices, provided with bio-active/biocompatible coatings Disclosed is a method of enhancing the biocompatibility of a substrate by providing the substrate with a continuous bio-active surface coating. This method includes applying to the substrate a first coating which includes an aqueous dispersion or emulsion... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6018095 | Method for preparing an implantable composite material, resulting material, implant including said material, and kit therefor A method for preparing a composite material for implantation into a biological medium, by preparing at least one block of solid porous matrix including at least one calcium salt; preparing a liquid solution hardenable into a solid composition including at... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6005160 | Heterobifunctional membrane in application of artificial cornea This invention is a heterobifunctional artificial cornea or biomedical membrane and novel process for preparing the heterobifunctional artificial cornea. In this method, plasma induced graft polymerization is adopted to provide the surface property modifi... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5993844 | Chemical treatment, without detergents or enzymes, of tissue to form an acellular, collagenous matrix The invention is directed to collagenous tissues which have been treated to remove non-collagenous components such as cells, cellular debris, and other extracellular matrix components, such as proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, normally found in native... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989244 | Method of use of a sheet of elastin or elastin-based material The present invention relates to an elastin-based biomaterial and to a method of using same to effect tissue repair or replacement. The invention further relates to a method of securing the biomaterial to existing tissue.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5980973 | Implantable medical device with biocompatible surface and method for its manufacture A method of providing biocompatible surface texturing on a metal component of an implantable device and the device so produced. The coating is provided by applying particles of metal falling substantially entirely in the range of 1 to 5 microns to a surfa... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5922029 | Surface for use on an implantable device and method of production therefor An attachment surface for an implantable device has a random irregular pattern formed through a repetitive masking and chemical milling process. Additionally, an attachment surface for an implantable device has a random irregular pattern formed through a ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5911760 | Product for covering a prosthesis The product for covering a prosthesis (1) includes calcium carbonate (CaCO3), preferably in the form of calcite and smaller amounts of aragonite, and lime, mainly quick lime (CaO). The product is the result of thermal transformation of a substa... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5911753 | Implantable tubular prosthesis The present invention provides a soft-tissue prosthesis which is formed from a tubular textile substrate and a liner. The liner is affixed to the intraluminal surface of the tubular textile portion of the soft-tissue prosthesis to form a fluid-tight barri... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5899936 | Treated tissue for implantation and methods of preparation This disclosure includes a method for generating a functional hybrid bioprosthesis. Tissue formed naturally of interstitial collagens is treated to kill native cells and remove potentially immunologically active soluble molecules. Then it may be treated s... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5888220 | Articulating joint repair A method and related materials and apparatus for using minimally invasive techniques to repair (e.g., reconstruct) tissue such as fibrocartilage, and particularly fibrocartilage associated with diarthroidal and amphiarthroidal joints. The method involves ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5888219 | Method of using human tissue with a tissue press and system A tissue press for shaping or compressing a piece of tissue comprises first and second members movable relative to each other. A first forming element of a predetermined shape is selectively engageable on the first member. A second forming element of pred... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5811302 | Bioactive material template for in vitro synthesis of bone tissue Novel non-crystalline, porous bioactive glass and ceramic materials that permit the in vitro formation of bone tissue when exposed to a tissue culture medium and inoculated with cells are disclosed. The present invention also discloses methods of treating... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5800538 | Biodegradable polymeric endoluminal sealing process A novel process for paving or sealing the interior surface of a tissue lumen by entering the interior of the tissue lumen and applying a polymer to the interior surface of the tissue lumen. This is accomplished using a catheter which delivers the polymer ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5800542 | Sterilization by gamma irradiation A method of treating a reconstituted biopolymeric implant which includes the steps of exposing the implant to an aqueous environment so that a final water content of the implant ranges from 5% by weight to a maximal water absorption capacity; and sealing ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5788979 | Biodegradable coating with inhibitory properties for application to biocompatible materials A method is disclosed for coating a biomaterial to be placed in contact with a patient's blood flow to inhibit blood coagulation from adhering to the biomaterial that would otherwise result from such contact. A biodegradable material of liquid state compa... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5782931 | Methods for mitigating calcification and improving durability in glutaraldehyde-fixed bioprostheses and articles manufactured by such methods Methods for treating glutaraldehyde-fixed collagenous tissues to mitigate their propensity for subsequent calcification and to improve durability. Collagenous tissues which have been harvested and cross-linked by glutaraldehyde are exposed to a carboxyl a... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5774202 | Method and optical means for improving or modifying color vision and method for making said optical means A method and optical articles for improving or modifying human color vision by using a color filter with a spectral transmission ͌(λ) to compensate for differences between a spectral sensitivity P*(λ), D*(λ), T*(λ) of an eye with impaired color visio... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5755788 | Prosthesis and implants having liposomes bound thereto and methods of preparation Prostheses and implants are provided which have bound liposomes which are freeze-thaw and dehydration stable and which resist infection and thrombosis development in the body. Stabilizing agents are used, including saccharide stabilizing agents. Prosthesi... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5743917 | Prosthesis for the repair of soft tissue defects A prothesis for the repair of soft tissue defects is provided. The prosthesis is made of a first portion comprising a first material which substantially does not incorporate into the host tissue and a second portion comprised of a second material which su... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741330 | Close vascularization implant material A device for implantation in a host having a material at an interface between the host and the device, said material having a conformation which results in growth of vascular structures by the host close to the interface.... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5723324 | Apparatus and method for electrostatic endothelial cell seeding and DNA transfection in a vascular prosthesis An apparatus and method are provided for in vitro seeding endothelial cells and transfecting DNA on the luminal wall of a vascular prosthesis. The apparatus has an internal conductor and an external conductor, and a support means which maintains a suspens... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5693098 | Fibrin D-domain multimer prostheses and methods for their production Methods for coating a prosthetic surface with anti-thrombogenic, or anti-coagulant, proteins are disclosed. The methods involve contacting a surface of a prosthetic material with a composition containing multimers of fibrin degradation products. These mul... | 12/02/1997 |
