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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
David L Clapper, Shorewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
BSI Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
523113 ; 523114 ; 424423 ; 623-1 ; 623 11 ; 427-224 ; 514-8 ; 514 21 ;
Abstract
A porous material with an appropriate surface chemistry that promotes capillary endothelialization is disclosed. The material has a porosity that is sufficient to allow capillary endothelialization and a tenaciously bound adhesion molecule that promotes the ingrowth of endothelial cells into the porosity of the material.