Elastomeric sheet materials for heart valve and other prosthetic implants
US4340091A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2000 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2509/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Sheet materials for cardiovascular and other prosthetic implants are fabricated of synthetic elastomers. These materials are characterized by molecular configurations that produce a nonlinear tensile modulus characteristic similar in shape to that of natural tissue. Selected elastomers, when formed as sheet material of appropriate geometrical configuration, promote the formation of natural tissue thereon which is appropriate for the mechanical characteristics desired.
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