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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2006
Applicant:
James R. Johnson, Lady Lake, FL (US);
Inventor:
James R. Johnson, Lady Lake, FL (US);
Assignee:
BRS Holdings, LLC, Rosemount, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/92 (2013.01); A61L 31/08 (2006.01); A61L 31/12 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/92 (2013.01); A61L 31/086 (2013.01); A61L 31/126 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable composite stent includes a bioabsorbable ceramic material dispersed and embedded in a biodegradable polymeric material. The bioabsorbable ceramic material is made of flakes that have a thin, flat shape. In one embodiment, the composite stent comprises a body of one or more layers of polymer alone coupled to layers of polymer in which the ceramic flakes are dispersed and embedded and the composite is coiled to form the stent.