Biodegradable implant manufactured of polymer-based material and a method for manufacturing the same
US6228111A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a biodegradable implant or the like manufactured of polymer-based material and intended to be installed in tissue conditions. In the macroscopic structure of the implant two or several zones are created in a manner that the biodegradable polymer-based material has in different zones a different detaching time from the macroscopic structure under tissue conditions.
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