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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Vactronix Scientific, Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher T. Boyle, Flushing, NY (US);
Assignee:
Vactronix Scientific, LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61M 31/00 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91541 (2013.01); A61F 2230/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention consists of an implantable structural element for in vivo delivery of bioactive active agents to a situs in a body. The implantable structural element may be configured as an implantable prosthesis, such as an endoluminal stent, cardiac valve, osteal implant or the like, which serves a dual function of being prosthetic and a carrier for a bioactive agent. Alternatively, the implantable structural element may simply be an implantable article that serves the single function of acting as a time-release carrier for the bioactive agent.