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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2001
Applicants:
Dan Castro, Jersey City, NJ (US);
AL Kuehn, Wayne, NJ (US);
Moon Hae Sunwoo, Old Tappan, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is described a bio-compatible aqueous slurry for forming a fluid-tight barrier on a surface of a porous implantable article. This aqueous slurry includes a self-aggregating protein comminutate having a substantially uniform particle size, a bio-compatible plasticizer and water. This aqueous slurry is further characterized by having a viscosity of about 8,000 centipoise to about 60,000 centipoise at 25° C. and a pH sufficient to maintain the protein suspended in the slurry.