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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Vipul Davé, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
George Landau, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);
Inventors:
Vipul Davé, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
George Landau, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61L 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical device has a structure made of a first biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material and a second biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material. The first biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material has a degradation rate that is faster than a degradation rate of the second biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material. And, the structure experiences a period of accelerated degradation upon exposure of the first biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material.