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US 9,433,501 B2Granted
Inflation media for implants
AssigneeDirect Flow Medical, Inc.
InventorsAruna Perera, Trevor Greenan, Larry Rogers
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Abstract
An inflatable implant is disclosed. The inflatable implant comprises at least one inflation channel for forming an inflatable structure of the inflatable implant; and an inflation media disposed within the at least one inflation channel, wherein the inflation media comprises a mixture of an epoxy resin and a hardener, the mixture is configured to gel at about 37° C in less than about 2.5 hours after mixing to form a gelled mixture.
Claims14
An inflation media comprising:
- an epoxy resin comprising a first compound having at least one N,N-bis(oxiran-2-ylmethyl)aniline segment and a second compound having at least two oxirane groups on a backbone of no more than five carbons;
- a hardener comprising at least one cycloaliphatic amine;
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- wherein a mixture of the epoxy resin and the hardener has an average viscosity of less than about 100 cps at about 37° C. over the first 10 minutes of formation;
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- wherein the first compound is about 40% to about 60% by weight and the second compound is about 40% to about 60% by weight of the epoxy resin.
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