Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited

Medical Device Works Nv Sa

Eric Marcoux

Joost J Fierens

Arik Zucker

Philippe Nicaise

Malika Omari

Erhard Huesler

Sebastien Dubois

Sébastien Dubois

A medical device for the delivery of treatment fluid to body vessels is described. The device has a distal () and a proximal () end with a self-expanding, hollow tubular member () and a delivery catheter () suitable for deploying a self-expanding, tubular member (). The tubular member () is configured to expand radially to form a central part () flanked by two annular ridges, which creates, in situ, an annular lumen that can apply treatment fluid locally to a vessel and a passageway that can maintain the flow of blood through the vessel. The device is particularly suited for minimally invasive and repeatable organ perfusion. A method for organ perfusion is also disclosed.

Device for delivering medical treatment

The present invention involves porous polymer membranes, suitable for use in medical implants, having controlled pore sizes, pore densities and mechanical properties. Methods of manufacturing such porous membranes are described in which a continuous fiber of polymer is extruded through a reciprocating extrusion head and deposited onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern. When cured, the polymeric material forms a stable, porous membrane suitable for a variety of applications, including reducing emboli release during and after stent delivery, and providing a source for release of bioactive substances to a vessel or organ and surrounding tissue.

Porous membranes for medical implants and methods of manufacture

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Ecaussinnes, Belgium

Eric Marcoux