Method for using tropoelastin and for producing tropoelastin biomaterials
US7001328B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L27/3804
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
It is a general object of the invention to provide a method of effecting repair or replacement or supporting a section of a body tissue using tropoelastin, preferably crosslinked tropoelastin and specifically to provide a tropoelastin biomaterial suitable for use as a stent, for example, a vascular stent, or as conduit replacement, as an artery, vein or a ureter replacement. The tropoelastin biomaterial itself can also be used as a stent or conduit covering or coating or lining.
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