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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2015
Atrium Medical Corporation, Merrimack, NH (US);
Keith M. Faucher, Milford, NH (US);
Hui Tang, Acton, MA (US);
Joseph Ferraro, Londonderry, NH (US);
Paul Martakos, Pelham, NH (US);
Theodore Karwoski, Hollis, NH (US);
Scott E. Corbeil, Litchfield, NH (US);
Atrium Medical Corporation, Merrimack, NH (US);
Abstract
Fatty acid-derived biomaterials, methods of making the biomaterials, and methods of using them as drug delivery carriers are described. The fatty acid-derived biomaterials can be utilized alone or in combination with a medical device for the release and local delivery of one or more therapeutic agents. Methods of forming and tailoring the properties of said biomaterials and methods of using said biomaterials for treating injury in a mammal are also provided.