Les Entreprises Nanostent Inc.

Benrikal Services Inc.

Les Enterprises Nanostent Inc.

Olivier Francois Bertrand

Rosaire Mongrain

Stephen Yue

Richard Gendron

Bui Bao

An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of the bioresorbable material is promoted by galvanic corrosion between the anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.

Bioresorbable medical devices and method of manufacturing the same

An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of said stent is promoted by galvanic corrosion between said anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, such as a stent, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.

A styptic device () for substantially hemostatically sealing a percutaneous puncture () in a blood vessel () of a patient (), the styptic device () comprising: a base (); a main compression element () extending from the base (), the main compression element () defining a main compression surface () compressible against the patient (); and an auxiliary compression element () removably attachable to the base (), the auxiliary compression element () defining an auxiliary compression surface () compressible against the patient (). When compressed on the patient () substantially in register with the percutaneous puncture (), the styptic device () exerts a first pressure distribution profile on the patient () substantially adjacent to the percutaneous puncture () when the auxiliary compression element () is attached to the base () and the styptic device () exerts a second pressure distribution profile on the patient () substantially adjacent to the percutaneous puncture () when the auxiliary compression element () is detached from the base (), the first and second pressure distribution profiles being different from each other.

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