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US 2007/0178133 A1Published application
Medical device, materials, and methods
AssigneeLiquidia Technologies, Inc.
InventorJason Rolland
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Abstract
Dual thermal and photo curable materials are used for fabricating, functionalizing, and utilizing devices, such as medical devices, surgical devices, and medical implants. The materials include thermal and photo curable components that can adhere layers of the materials to one another, to other substrates, or to biologic tissues to form medical devices, surgical devices, and medical implants.
Claims97
A medical implant, comprising:
- a medical device configured and dimensioned to be implanted into a patient, wherein the device comprises a reaction product of a first cure and is capable of a second cure.
A medical implant, comprising:
- a base material in combination with a first curable functional group and a second curable functional group.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a medical device;
- and
- a coating on the medical device wherein the coating is a base material in combination with a photocurable functional group and a thermal curable functional group.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a medical device;
- and
- a patterned texture configured on a surface of the medical device.
An artificial joint, comprising:
- a base material comprising a photocurable functional group and a thermal curable functional group, wherein the base material is configured to replace or augment a portion of a natural joint.
A medical repair device, comprising:
- a base material comprising a photocurable functional group and a thermal curable functional group, wherein the base material is configured as a patch to interface with a biologic tissue.
A method of repairing a joint, comprising:
- forming a component of a joint from a base material, wherein the base material comprises a first curable functional group and a second curable functional group, wherein the component of the joint is formed by treating the base material with a first cure such that the first curable functional group is activated;
- and
- treating the component of the joint with a second cure, wherein the second cure activates the second curable functional group.
A method of repairing a tissue, comprising:
- forming a patch from a base material, wherein the base material comprises a first curable functional group and a second curable functional group, wherein the patch is formed by treating the base material with a first cure such that the first curable functional group is activated;
- applying the patch to a tissue having a defect;
- and
- treating the patch with a second cure, wherein the second cure activates the second curable functional group.
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A method of biologic tissue repair, comprising:
- forming a repair component from a base material, wherein the base material comprises a first curable functional group and a second curable functional group, wherein the repair component is formed by treating the base material with a first cure such that the first curable functional group is activated;
- and
- treating the repair component with a second cure, wherein the second cure activates the second curable functional group.
A method of making a medical device, comprising:
- forming a first component of a medical device from a base material, wherein the base material comprises a first curable functional group and a second curable functional group, wherein the first component of the medical device is formed by treating a first quantity of the base material with a first cure such that the first curable functional group is activated;
- forming a second component of the medical device from a second quantity of the base material by treating the second quantity with a first cure such that the first curable functional group is activated;
- positioning the second component with respect to the first component;
- and
- treating the combined first and second components with a second cure, wherein the second cure activates the second curable functional groups of the components and couples the first and second components together.
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A method of patching a device, comprising:
- forming a patch from a base material, wherein the base material comprises a first curable functional group and a second curable functional group, wherein the patch is formed by treating the base material with a first cure such that the first curable functional group is activated;
- applying the patch to a device having a defect;
- and
- treating the patch with a second cure, wherein the second cure activates the second curable functional group and couples the patch with the device.
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