Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
623230710 | Material characteristic | 9 |
20090187257 | TUBULAR GRAFT CONSTRUCT - Described are medical devices which are or can be used to form tubular medical devices, and related methods. Preferred devices include tubular grafts of biomaterial having lumen walls which present no seam edge that traverses the entire length of the lumen, illustratively including devices having lumen walls which have a discontinuous seam presenting multiple seam edges. Such a device may include a tubular structure formed by inserting a plurality of extensions of a biomaterial sheet through a plurality of corresponding apertures of the sheet. | 07-23-2009 |
20100222894 | IMPLANTABLE TISSUE CONNECTOR - An implantable tissue connector ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100298952 | MEDICAL IMPLANT - Disclosed is a self-expanding medical implant for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implant comprises a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and is designed to be low-profile such that it is deliverable with a small diameter catheter. The implant has a high recoverability and desired mechanical properties. | 11-25-2010 |
20120065740 | Method for connecting nerves via a side-to-side epineurial window using artificial conduits - The disclosure provides methods for repairing nerves and inhibiting atrophy of a muscle via a side-to side neurorraphy using a bridging element between a first epineurial window on a donor nerve and a second epineurial window on a recipient nerve. | 03-15-2012 |
20130131828 | Functionalized Membrane For A Chamber For Encapsulating Cells Producing At Least One Substance Of Therapeutic Interest And Bioartificial Organ Comprising Such A Membrane - The present invention relates to a functionalized semi-permeable membrane composed of a porous biocompatible support pretreated so as to increase the surface energy thereof and characterized in that it comprises at least two layers, each comprising a hydrophilic polymer and at least one biologically active molecule, and to the use thereof in particular for producing a bioartificial organ. | 05-23-2013 |
20130144399 | 3-DIMENSIONAL PARYLENE SCAFFOLD CAGE - Thin parylene C membranes having smooth front sides and ultrathin regions (e.g., 0.01 μm to 5 μm thick) interspersed with thicker regions are disclosed. The back sides of the membranes can be rough compared with the smooth front sides. The membranes can be used in vitro to grow monolayers of cells in a laboratory or in vivo as surgically implantable growth layers, such as to replace the Bruch's membrane in the eye. The application further provides an implantable cage-like apparatus for culturing cells comprising the parylene membrane. | 06-06-2013 |
20130304232 | TUBULAR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A tubular structure and method for making a tubular structure are provided, where the tubular structure includes at least one layer of braided strands. In general, at least one portion of the braided strands exhibits a braid pattern of crests and troughs (e.g., a wave pattern, which may include sinusoidal, square, and/or sawtooth waves) along a length of the tubular structure. The wave pattern can be created by rotating the mandrel onto which the tubular structure is braided during the braiding process, such as by angularly oscillating the mandrel about its longitudinal axis or about its transverse axis. As a result, the tubular structures may have increased radial strength, collapse resistance, torque transmission, column strength, and kink resistance. The tubular structures may be used in medical devices, such as stent-grafts, as well as in other medical and non-medical devices, such as in hoses, tubing, filters, and other devices. | 11-14-2013 |
20150073564 | Tubular Porous Foam Scaffolds with Gradient Pores for Tissue Engineering - Novel bioabsorbable polymeric porous tubes for tissue engineering nerve growth are disclosed. The tubes are made from a bioabsorbable polymeric foam material and have a gradient of pore sizes across the wall thickness of the tubes such that cell growth occurs into the wall of the tubes from the inner surface, while cell growth or entry is not permitted through the outer wall into the tubular wall. The wall is permeable inwardly and outwardly to fluids. A novel method of manufacturing porous nerve tubes is also disclosed. | 03-12-2015 |
20160058543 | ADJUNCTS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL DEVICES - An adjunct for a gastrointestinal device and a system including said adjunct are described herein and include a substrate configured to attach to a gastrointestinal device, the substrate including a first surface and a second surface, and a plurality of at least one type of commensal microbe associated with at least a portion of at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the substrate. | 03-03-2016 |