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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Biotronik Ag, Buelach, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Biotronik AG, Buelach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61L 27/367 (2013.01); A61L 27/3625 (2013.01); A61L 27/3687 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61L 2400/02 (2013.01); A61L 2400/18 (2013.01); A61L 2430/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of preparing biological tissue for use as a component of an implant, in particular as part of a heart valve prosthesis, which can be implanted by catheter. The biological tissue is subjected to a dimensional and structural stabilization step and is dried. For the dimensional and structural stabilization, a combination of a first, polyethylene glycol-containing solution and at least one second, glycerol-containing solution is used.