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US 6,689,153 B1Granted
Methods and apparatus for a coated anchoring device and/or suture
AssigneeOrthopaedic Biosystems Ltd., Inc.
InventorJeffry B. Skiba
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Abstract
A coated/impregnated anchoring device and/or suture to prevent infection, deliver site specific drugs, and deliver human growth factors to the surgical site. The coatings can include anti-microbial agents to prevent or fight infection en route to and at the surgical site. The coatings can also include site specific drugs and/or human growth factors to fight infection, anesthetize tissue and/or bone en route and at the site, promote tissue regeneration, promote bone regeneration, and/or other desired medical processes.
Claims30
A medical device comprising:
- a suture anchor;
- and
- a coating covering a predetermined portion of said suture anchor, wherein said coating includes at least one of an anti-microbial agent or a site specific drug,
- wherein said coating includes at least one of:
- a silver, a Silicone Rubber Coating, a Fibrin Glue, a Polymethylethacrylate (PMMA) Cement, a Hydroxyanatite Cement, a plurality of PMMA Beads, an Antibiotic Spray, a biodegradable Collagen, a Liposomes, a Collegen Scaffold, a Poylactuc acid microcapsule, a Poly-L-lactic Acid (PLLA) scoffold, a Polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate (pHEMA), a Polwvinylalcholo and a gum arabica blend matrix, or a plurality of Xerogel discs using a solgel process;
- and
- a gentamycin, a benzethonium chloride, an acid antibiotic, a penicillin, a high heparin content polyquaternary polyurethane elastomer, a cephiosporin, a penicillanic acid, a vancomycin, a neomycin, an erythromycin, a streptomycin, a cycloserine, a tetracycline, an aureomycin, a terramycin (oxtetracycline) gentamycin, or a polymyxin B.
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A method for coating a suture anchor comprising the steps of:
- coating said suture anchor with a suitable coating;
- and
- configuring said suitable coating to include at least one of controlling infection or delivering site specific drugs,
- wherein said suitable coating comprises at least one of:
- a silver, a Silicone Rubber Coating, a Fibrin Glue, a Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Cement, a Hydroxyapatite Cement, a plurality of PMMA Beads, an Antibiotic Spray, a Biodegradable Collagen, a Liposomes, a Collagen scaffold, a Poylactuc acid microcansule, a Poly-L-lactic Acid (PLLA) scaffold, a Polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate (pHEMA), a Polyvinylalcohol and a gum arabica blend matrix, or a plurality of Xerogel discs using a sol-gel process;
- and
- a gentamycin, a benzethonium chloride, an acid antibiotic, a penicillin, a high-heparin content polyvuaternary polyurethane elastomer, a cephlosporin, a penicillanic acid, a vancomycin, a neomycin, an erytbromycin, a streptomycin, a cycloserine, a tetracycline, an aureomycin, a terramycin (oxtetracycline) gentamycin, or polymyxin B.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.