IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER FILTER LAYER

IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER FILTER LAYER

Implantable medical devices and method for making and using implantable medical devices are disclosed. An example implantable medical device may include a tubular body having a plurality of openings formed therein. A filter layer may be disposed along an outer surface of the tubular body. The filter...

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Hauptverfasser: LITCHFIELD, JESSICA, CLERC, CLAUDE O, REGAN, KRISTIN, ROHL, JAMES P, O'GARA, JOHN, WULFMAN, DAVID R, FREDRICKSON, GERALD, ARNHOLT, DEVON N, BERTOLINO, WILLIAM
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre
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CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:Implantable medical devices and method for making and using implantable medical devices are disclosed. An example implantable medical device may include a tubular body having a plurality of openings formed therein. A filter layer may be disposed along an outer surface of the tubular body. The filter layer may include a shape memory material. The filter layer may be capable of allowing fluids to pass therethrough and may be resistant to tissue ingrowth.