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Antibiotic bonded prosthesis and process for producing same

US4749585A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1986
Grant dateJun 7, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31678
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is disclosed an improved prosthesis coated, respectively, with an ionic surfactant, an antibiotic and/or antithrombiotic agent and treated with an immobilizing ionic exchange compound, to remove un-antibiotic bound ionic surfactant. The drug may be encapsulated within phospholipid vesicles which are bound to the prosthesis.

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