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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Takehisa Matsuda, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryo Maeyama, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Takehisa Matsuda, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryo Maeyama, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyushu University, National University Corporation, Fukuoka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A treatment device such as a biliary stent, capable of effectively and continuously inhibiting biofilm formation, and a biofilm formation inhibitor suitable for coating on the treatment device by killing all bacteria includingand by suppressing the growth of these bacteria, are provided. A biofilm formation inhibitor having an effective amount of catechin for inhibiting biofilm formation and a carrier that is suitable for adhesion of said catechin to a treatment device to be placed in the living body, are provided.