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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
May. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Jesse Wolinsky, Brookline, MA (US);
Mark W. Grinstaff, Brookline, MA (US);
Yolonda L. Colson, Dover, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jesse Wolinsky, Brookline, MA (US);
Mark W. Grinstaff, Brookline, MA (US);
Yolonda L. Colson, Dover, MA (US);
Assignees:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compliant composite for delivering a bioactive agent including a scaffolding material and a polymer coating that together can be attached to compliant tissue surfaces is disclosed, along with methods for constructing and applying these composites. In some embodiments, the composite further comprises a barrier layer for localized delivery of the bioactive agent.