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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Micell Technologies, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
James B. McClain, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Micell Technologies, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/12 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/0066 (2013.01); A61L 31/126 (2013.01); A61L 31/128 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 2300/606 (2013.01); B29K 2067/04 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29K 2995/006 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0056 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7534 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bioabsorbable biomedical implant is disclosed. The implant includes a tubular scaffold comprising a plurality of interconnected polymer struts. The interconnected polymer struts defines a plurality of deformable cells. The polymer struts have an average thickness of no more than 150 μm. Methods for making the bioabsorbable biomedical implant, including the methods for making the fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials for the tubular scaffold, are also disclosed.