Medical articles that stimulate endothelial cell migration
US8118857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical article that includes (a) an electronically conductive substrate having a specific conductivity of at least 1 μS/cm and (b) a galvanic couple that includes a first member and a second member arranged in sufficient proximity to each other to generate a localized electric field under physiological conditions. The first and second members are selected such that the galvanic couple exhibits an average plateau current density of at least 25 microamps/cm2 when short circuited in a zero resistance ammeter test at room temperature using a saline electrolyte.
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