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US 2013/0172980 A1Published application
Implantable product with improved aqueous interface characteristics and methods for making and using the same
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsAlonzo D. Cook, Warren J. Cutright, Robert C. Krall, William D. Montgomery
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Abstract
An implantable medical device including a porous membrane that is treated with a hydrophilic substance to obtain rapid optimum visualization using technology for viewing inside of a mammalian body. These technologies include ultrasound echocardiography and video imaging such as that used during laparoscopic procedures.
Claims16
A device for implantation comprising
- a porous membrane supported by a support frame forming an implantable device;
- the porous membrane containing a hydrophilic substance adapted to rapidly wet-out the porous membrane upon contact with an aqueous solution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.