ePTFE small caliber vascular grafts with significant patency enhancement via a surface coating which contains covalently bonded heparin
US6306165A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L33/0094
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are implantable medical devices with enhanced patency. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene small caliber vascular grafts coated with polymer bound bio-active agents that exhibit enhanced patency are disclosed. The polymer bound bio-active agents can include anti-thrombogenic agents, antibiotics, antibacterial agents and antiviral agents. Methods of preparing same are also provided.
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