Cross-sectional tissue textured surfaces
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorSteven L. Goodman
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Abstract
Medical devices, such as percutaneous access devices and other implants, are disclosed which have synthetic biotextured surfaces. The peripheral outer surfaces of these items are provided with either a positive or an inverse representation of transverse surfaces using microcasting techniques.
Claims13
A percutaneous access device of a type suitable to be inserted through human skin, the device comprising a housing having (a) a through bore, and (b) a peripheral outer surface that essentially replicates a portion of a transverse mammalian epithelial surface.
A medical implant of a type suitable to be implanted in a mammalian site, the mammalian site being selected from the group consisting of mammalian skin and mammalian organ, the implant comprising a body having a surface that essentially replicates a portion of a transverse surface of such a site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.