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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Kenneth Ward, Portland, OR (US);
Jerome J. Boogaard, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Ward, Portland, OR (US);
Jerome J. Boogaard, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Assignee:
Isense Corporation, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B 1/48 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); B01D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of addressing a condition of a living body comprising the steps of using an energy beam to form a set of pores in a work piece biocompatible membrane. The pores should have a mean area of less than 500 μm through the biocompatible membrane, thereby producing a microporous membrane adapted to facilitate tissue in growth. This membrane is placed at least partially about an article that is adapted to be implanted in a living body, which is implanted into the living body, thereby addressing the condition.