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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Aws S Nashef, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
American Hospital Supply Corporation, Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; A63B / ; D01C / ; D01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8 9411 ; 623-1 ; 623-2 ; 623-3 ; 8 9421 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of implantable biological tissue wherein elastomeric copolymers are incorporated into the tissue in an amount sufficient to increase the durability of the tissue as well as to reduce calcification of the tissue upon implantation. Mitigaton of calcification is retained when the tissue is subjected to flexing, stretching, or similar motion.