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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:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1996
C Mauli Agrawal, San Antonio, TX (US);
Robert C Schenck, Comfort, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Medical devices, most particularly prosthesis, are defined having at least one porous tissue-mating surface. The tissue-mating surface of the device includes therein a biodegradable carrier, such as a biodegradable polymer. The pores or intersticial spaces of the tissue-mating surface of the device are impregnated with the biodegradable polymer. The prosthesis of the present invention provides for enhanced rigid fixation, as pores at the surface of said device provide for bony ingrowth as the biodegradable carrier, i.e., polymer, degrades. Methods for preparing said prosthesis are described. Methods for delivering a pharmacologically active substance by including a pharmacologically active substance in the biodegradable carrier (e.g., polymer) are also disclosed.
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