Nanyang Technological University

Insightra Medical Incorporated

Laxmikant Khanolkar

Yin Chiang Boey

Wayne Arthur Noda

Subramanian Venkatraman

Stephen Graham Bell

Jan Ma

Brad Sharp

Meng Pheng Tan

Erwin Merijn Woterson

Erwin Merijn Wouterson

The present invention relates to the field of non-biodegradable stents, and therein to non-biodegradable stents coated with at least one layer of a biodegradable polymer which maintains mechanical integrity of the coating both in storage and upon balloon expansion and which can optionally release drugs. The at least one polymer layer comprises a biodegradable polymer and a plasticizer. The present invention also relates to a manufacturing method of such a non-biodegradable stent.

Non-biodegradable stent comprising a biodegradable coating and method of coating the same

A tissue retractor for retracting tissue opened by an incision, the tissue retractor including a base support unit having a topside and an underside. The topside has at least one securing mechanism and the underside is conformable and removably attachable to a surface proximate to the incision. The tissue retractor has a tissue hook having a tissue engagement portion and a mounting portion, the tissue engagement portion capable of engaging at least the periphery of the incision. The tissue retractor has a retractable member substantially inelastic in its central longitudinal axis and bendable in any axes deviating from the central longitudinal axis. The retractable member receives the mounting portion of the tissue hook, the retractable member being removably attachable to said securing mechanism on the topside of the base support unit, and being retractable away from the incision, such that the tissue engagement portion retracts tissue engaged thereto.

Tissue retractor, tissue retractor kit and method of use thereof

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Mumbai, India

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