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US 5,990,379 AGranted
Prosthetic devices including elastin or elastin-based materials
AssigneeKenton W. Gregory & Sisters of Providence
InventorKenton W. Gregory
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a prosthetic device comprising a support member comprising a stent, a conduit or a scaffold; and a layer of elastin or elastin-based material located on said support member. Preferably, the layer of said elastin or elastin-based biomaterial completely surrounds said support member. The support member can be formed of a metal or a synthetic material such as a polymeric material.
Claims21
A process for producing a prosthetic device comprising:
- providing a layer consisting essentially of elastin;
- providing a support member selected from the group consisting of a stent, a conduit or a scaffold;
- and
- applying said layer of elastin to said support member to form said prosthetic device.
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A process for producing a prosthetic device comprising:
- providing a support member selected from the group consisting of a stent, a conduit or a scaffold;
- providing a layer comprising an elastin biomaterial for application to said support member, said elastin biomaterial consisting of elastin;
- and
- applying said layer of elastin biomaterial to said support member to form said prosthetic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.