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US 5,968,092 AGranted
Method for making a biodegradable stent
AssigneeBoston Scientific Corporation
InventorsPaul J. Buscemi, Elizabeth A. Stejskal, Donald F. Palme, II, Lixiao Wang
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Abstract
A method for making a biodegradable stent for insertion into a lumen, the method involves the casting of a film including a matrix of collagen IV and laminin, drying the film, casting a film containing polylactic acid onto the first dried film to form stent material, drying the material formed and forming the biodegradable material into a stent.
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A method for making a biodegradable stent for insertion into a lumen of a vessel of a living being, comprising:
- casting a film that includes a matrix of collagen IV and laminin;
- drying the film;
- casting a film that includes polylactic acid onto the dried film that includes the matrix of collagen IV and laminin to form a stent material;
- drying the stent material;
- and
- forming the stent material into the biodegradable stent.
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