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Patent No.:

US 10814112 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2017

Drug-impregnated encasement

Applicant:

Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Mark Thomas Fulmer, Glenmoore, PA (US);

David A. Armbruster, West Chester, PA (US);

Robert Frigg, Bettlach, CH;

Elliott A. Gruskin, Malvern, PA (US);

Sean Hamilton Kerr, Oreland, PA (US);

Assignee:

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);

Attorney:

BakerHostetler

Primary Examiner:

Carlos A Azpuru

Assistant Examiner:

Casey S Hagopian

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61J 3/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61B 17/8028 (2013.01); A61C 8/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61J 3/00 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61M 37/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61F 2002/072 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30919 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); A61J 2200/00 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1051 (2015.01);
Abstract

A drug-impregnated sleeve for encasing a medical implant is provided. In one embodiment, the sleeve may include a body made of a biologically-compatible material that defines an internal cavity configured to receive the medical implant. In one embodiment, the biologically-compatible material is bioresorbable. The body may include a plurality of apertures, such as perforations or holes, extending from the cavity through the body. The sleeve may further include a first end, a second end, and a drug impregnated into the resorbable sheet. In one possible embodiment, the first end of the sleeve may be open for receiving the medical implant therethrough and the second end may be closed. The implant may be encased in the sleeve and implanted into a patient from which the drug is dispensed in vivo over time to tissue surrounding the implantation site. In one embodiment, the body is made from at least one sheet of a biologically-compatible material.

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