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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tero Välimaa, Tampere, FI;
James Hogan, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Assignee:
Linvatec Biomaterial Oy, Tampere, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A biodegradable implant for installation in living tissue having a first section made from a first bioabsorbable material and a second section made from a second bioabsorbable material, wherein the first and second sections are connected, the first section having a first rate of degradation in living tissue and a first rate of expansion in living tissue and the second section having a second rate of degradation in living tissue and a second rate of expansion in living tissue.