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Method for making a biodegradable stent

US5968092A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 22, 1998
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/901
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for making a biodegradable stent for insertion into a lumen, the method involves the casting of a film including a matrix of collagen IV and laminin, drying the film, casting a film containing polylactic acid onto the first dried film to form stent material, drying the material formed and forming the biodegradable material into a stent.

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