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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/74 (2006.01); A61L 33/06 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 33/068 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 33/064 (2013.01); A61L 2300/402 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2300/41 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming an implantable article includes providing a biodegradable polymer including anti-thrombogenic groups along the length of the biodegradable polymer, biodegradable groups in the backbone of the biodegradable polymer and a plurality of functional groups adapted to react with reactive functional groups on a surface of the implantable article, and reacting at least a portion of the plurality of functional groups with the reactive functional groups on the surface of the implantable article.