Sterilization of tissue implants using iodine
US5437287A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/92
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides an iodine-based solution, and a method of using that solution, which sterilizes tissue implants without denaturing the proteins in the implant and without inducing calcification of the implant in vivo. Preferably, the tissue implants sterilized using the present invention are fixed without using glutaraldehyde. Most preferably, the tissue implants are fixed by photooxidation.
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