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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Atrium Medical Corporation, Merrimack, NH (US);
Inventors:
Keith M. Faucher, Milford, NH (US);
Theresa K. Albergo, Nashua, NH (US);
Paul Martakos, Pelham, NH (US);
Assignee:
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION, Merrimack, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/08 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); C09D 191/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/08 (2013.01); A61L 29/08 (2013.01); A61L 29/148 (2013.01); C09D 191/00 (2013.01); A61L 2300/22 (2013.01); A61L 2300/604 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is the correlation of chemical properties of oils with the physical properties of a resulting cured oil composition. Also disclosed are biocompatible materials and coatings for medical devices prepared using enriched oils and methods for enhancing or modifying the physical and chemical characteristics of cured oils by enriching such oils with fatty acid alkyl esters. Methods of tailoring the properties of biocompatible materials and coatings to deliver one or more therapeutic agents are also provided.