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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2001
Elliot L. Chaikof, Atlanta, GA (US);
June Feng, Duluth, GA (US);
Janine M. Orban, Warsaw, IN (US);
Hongbo Liu, Willimantic, CT (US);
Xue-long Sun, Atlanta, GA (US);
Elliot L. Chaikof, Atlanta, GA (US);
June Feng, Duluth, GA (US);
Janine M. Orban, Warsaw, IN (US);
Hongbo Liu, Willimantic, CT (US);
Xue-Long Sun, Atlanta, GA (US);
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The present Specification describes materials and methods which provide for improved performance of medical prostheses, including vascular graft material, artificial heart valves, and other implanted materials. The materials comprising bound thrombomodulin or a functionally equivalent derivative protein, provide for fewer undesirable side effects including inflammation, thromboses and neointimal hyperplasia.