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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Oded M. Nissan, Modiin, IL;
Oshrit Hertz, Modiin, IL;
Inventors:
Oded M. Nissan, Modiin, IL;
Oshrit Hertz, Modiin, IL;
Assignee:
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for implantation a patient may include a tubular fiber wall that defines at least one opening and at least one lumen continuous with the one opening and adapted to allow the passage of fluid. The tubular fiber wall typically contains a porosity gradient that is adapted to permit passage of different size substances at different locations along the gradient. In one aspect, a second tubular fiber wall substantially encircling the tubular fiber wall.