Implantable device having substances impregnated therein and a method of impregnating the same
US6585765B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of impregnating an implantable device, such as a vascular graft or a covering adapted to be disposed over a prosthesis. The substances may be impregnated within the implantable device as a passive coating or as a delivery matrix for a therapeutic substance. Also provided is an implantable device having such substances impregnated therein.
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