Medical devices comprising small fiber biomaterials, and methods of use
AssigneeUniversity of Washington
InventorJoan E. Sanders
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Abstract
In one aspect the present invention provides medical devices 10 that each include a plurality of fibers 22, substantially all of the plurality of fibers 22 each including a portion having a maximum diameter of at least five micrometers, wherein substantially all of fibers 22 form a layer on at least one external surface of medical device 10. In another aspect, the present invention provides methods of manufacturing medical devices 10, the methods including the steps of: (a) applying a layer comprising a plurality of fibers 22 to at least one surface of medical device 10; and (b) matching the value of the Young's modulus of the layer to ±35% (in some embodiments to ±20%) of the value of the Young's modulus of an animal tissue.
Claims45
A medical device comprising a plurality of fibers, substantially all of said plurality of fibers each comprising a portion having a maximum diameter of at least five micrometers, wherein substantially all of said fibers form a layer on at least one external surface of the medical device.
A method of manufacturing a medical device comprising the steps of:
- (a) applying a layer comprising a plurality of fibers to at least one surface of a medical device;
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- (b) matching the value of the Young's modulus of the layer to ±35% of the value of the Yotung's modulus of an animal tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.