Biodegradable implantable or insertable medical devices with controlled change of physical properties leading to biomechanical compatibility
OwnerMichael Helmusinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an implantable or insertable medical device comprising a biodegradable or non-biodegradable inner material and a biodegradable coating or covering material at least partially covering the inner material; wherein after insertion or implantation into a patient, the medical device becomes decreasingly rigid and increasingly biomechanically compatible with body tissue in contact with the device over time.
Claims44
An implantable or insertable medical device comprising a biodegradable inner material and a biodegradable covering material at least partially covering the inner material;
- wherein after insertion or implantation into a patient, the medical device becomes decreasingly rigid and increasingly biomechanically compatible with body tissue in contact with the device over time.
An implantable or insertable medical device comprising a non-biodegradable inner material and a biodegradable covering material at least partially covering the inner material, wherein after insertion or implantation into a patient, the medical device becomes decreasingly rigid and increasingly biomechanically compatible with body tissue in contact with the device over time.
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