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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. 28, 2002
Filed:
May. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
David P. Summers, Montgomery, TX (US);
Assignee:
Endovasc Ltd., Inc., Montgomery, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A prosthesis for replacing or strengthening a particular part of the body is coated with a biodegradable, resorbable and biocompatible surface coating. Biologically active microspheres which controllably release the biologically active agents are embedded in the surface coating. The biologically active microspheres include encapsulated PGE1 in a polyethylene glycol mix, which over a period of time dissolves and releases the PGE1 into the body part.