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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Sunil K. Varshney, Montreal, CA;
Olexander Hnojewyi, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Jianxin Zhang, Dorval, CA;
Patrick Rivelli, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sunil K. Varshney, Montreal, CA;
Olexander Hnojewyi, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Jianxin Zhang, Dorval, CA;
Patrick Rivelli, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bioabsorbable Therapeutics, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A biocompatible, bioerodable polyanhydride polymer having a Young's modulus between about 1.5 and 3 and a selected rate of surface degradation, and methods of forming and using the polymer, are disclosed. The polymer is formed of a polyester prepolymer having a preferred molecular weight of greater than 5 and less than 7.5 Kdaltons, and a selected number of anhydride linkages between 5 and about 30.