Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prepare a surgical implant that is porous and matched to an issue structure and delivered in a manner with minimum invasiveness in accordance with its prescription.SOLUTION: The atomizable surgical implant includes: a first component including microparticulates having a size of about 10 μm to about 500 μm; and a second component including at least one cross-linking reagent. The second component includes the microparticulates whose surface is modified with at least one of the cross-linking reagent.
Abstract:
A medical device includes a substrate having at least a portion thereof functionalized with at least one reactive member and a chemotactic agent functionalized with at least one complementary reactive member, wherein the at least one reactive member and the at least one complementary reactive member are covalently bonded, adhering the chemotactic agent to the substrate.
Abstract:
Implantable medical devices include a substrate having applied thereto a coating including a polymeric material possessing a core and at least one functional group known to have click reactivity.
Abstract:
A surgical access device for use in minimally invasive surgery is provided which includes a plurality of reactive members of a specific binding pair releasably contained on a surface of the access device, the reactive members having an affinity for binding a cellular component of tissue cells and another affinity for binding complementary members of the specific binding pair. A kit comprising such a surgical access device is also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an implant comprising: a sheet of bacterial cellulose having a macro-pattern positioned on at least a portion thereof. The invention also relates to a method for making such an implant.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and process for forming medical devices from an injectable composition. The apparatus includes a supply assembly configured to maintain and selective dispense a first precursor and a second precursor, a mixing assembly configured to mix the first and second precursors, and at least one catalyzing element including a transition metal ion to aid in the polymerization of the first and second precursors. The process includes dispensing a volume of the first precursor and a volume of the second precursor into a mixing assembly and mixing the first and second precursors. The first and second precursors each possess a core and at least one functional group known to have click reactivity with each other. The mixed precursors are contacted with a transition metal catalyst to produce a flowable composition for use as a medical device.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a kit comprising: - a polymeric medical device having a plurality of reactive members of a specific binding pair attached to a surface of the device; and a container containing a mixture including complementary reactive members of the specific binding pair, the complementary reactive members having a functionality adapted to adhere them to biological tissue upon contact.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to A bioresorbable implant comprising: a bioresorbable porous layer including a biopolymer foam and defining first pores, a bioresorbable porous three-dimensional mesh made from a microbial cellulose and defining second pores, wherein the bioresorbable porous layer is disposed in the bioresorbable porous three-dimensional mesh. The invention also relates to a method of making a bioresorbable implant.