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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Bin Tian, Irvine, CA (US);
Jim Davidson, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bin Tian, Irvine, CA (US);
Jim Davidson, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A01N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A01N 1/0215 (2013.01); A61L 27/3604 (2013.01); A61L 27/3687 (2013.01); A61L 27/507 (2013.01); A61L 2430/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating a biological tissue that enables dry storage of said tissue is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises contacting the biological tissue with a non-aqueous treatment solution comprising a polyhydric alcohol and a C-Calcohol and removing a portion of the treatment solution from the solution-treated biological tissue. Also disclosed is biological tissue prepared using the above process and prosthetic devices made with such tissue.