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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:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
May. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenton W Gregory, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Kenton W. Gregory & Sisters of Providence, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 11 ; 623-1 ; 623-2 ; 623 12 ; 623901 ; 606194 ; 606195 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a prosthetic device comprising a support member comprising a stent, a conduit or a scaffold; and a layer of elastin or elastin-based material located on said support member. Preferably, the layer of said elastin or elastin-based biomaterial completely surrounds said support member. The support member can be formed of a metal or a synthetic material such as a polymeric material.
Published as:
CA2205038A1; WO9614807A1; AU4613496A; EP0792125A1; BR9509675A; KR970706765A; MX9703589A; CN1197383A; EP0792125A4; AU712868B2; US5990379A; US5989244A; KR100250409B1; JP2001523118A; CN1142749C; EP0792125B1; ATE283004T1; DE69533806D1; ES2233949T3; DE69533806T2; JP2005342526A; CA2205038C;