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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Michael N. Helmus, Worcester, MA (US);
Robert Richard, Wrentham, MA (US);
Melissa Dixon, Milford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael N. Helmus, Worcester, MA (US);
Robert Richard, Wrentham, MA (US);
Melissa Dixon, Milford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel biomaterials and methods of using these new biomaterials to facilitate wound healing. The novel biomaterial may be a biocompatible polymer to which at least one bioactive polymer is covalently bonded by graft polymerization, copolymerization or cross-linking. Alternatively, the novel biomaterial may be a polymer blend comprising at least one biocompatible polymer and at least one bioactive polymer.