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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Michael S. Williams, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kevin D. Holbrook, Windsor, CA (US);
Richard A. Glenn, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Smith, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Joseph M. Desimone, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Michael S. Williams, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kevin D. Holbrook, Windsor, CA (US);
Richard A. Glenn, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Smith, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Joseph M. DeSimone, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
SyneCor, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Novel endoprostheses comprising one or more photocurable materials are disclosed. Said endoprostheses may comprise regions wherein said photocurable materials are selectively disposed about said endoprosthesis and are cured according to desired parameters to achieve varying desired properties. Said properties may include but are not limited to cross-linking density, material density, modulus of elasticity, rate of erosion, extensibility, compressibility, mechanical strength, tensile strength, crystallinity, diffusion coefficient, and permeability.