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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
George Strauss, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Rutgers, The State University, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 11 ; 623-6 ; 623-2 ; 623-3 ; 623 16 ; 623-1 ;
Abstract
Prostheses and implants are provided which have bound liposomes which are freeze-thaw and dehydration stable and which resist infection and thrombosis development in the body. Stabilizing agents are used, including saccharide stabilizing agents. Prosthesis and implant kits are provided which have long shelf stability. Processes for making the prostheses and implants of the invention and for preparing the prostheses and implants for liposome binding are provided.