Systems and methods for reducing scarring
OwnerPhi Nguyen, Loc Phan +1inventors
InventorsPhi Nguyen, Loc Phan, Bao Tran
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed to protect a medical device from scarring a body after implanting the device in the body by creating a bonding matrix on a surface of the device; exposing the surface to hyaluronic acid (HA) or polyethylene glycol (PEG); cross linking the HA or PEG; and preventing capsular contracture after implanting the device in the body.
Claims15
A method to protect a medical device from scarring a body after implanting the device in the body, comprising:
- swelling a device shell;
- allowing hyaluronic acid (HA) to diffuse into a polymer matrix of the shell;
- cross-linking the HA while the shell is swollen;
- and
- deswelling the device shell thereafter.
A method to protect a medical device from scarring a body after implanting the device in the body, comprising:
- swelling a device shell;
- allowing hyaluronic acid (HA) to diffuse into a polymer matrix of the shell;
- cross-linking the HA while the shell is swollen;
- and
- deswelling the device shell thereafter;
- and
- preventing capsular contracture after implanting the device in the body.
A method to protect a medical device from scarring a body after implanting the device in the body, comprising:
- exposing a device surface to hyaluronic acid (HA) or polyethylene glycol (PEG);
- cross linking the HA or PEG;
- swelling a device shell;
- allowing HA or PEG to diffuse into a polymer matrix of the shell;
- and
- deswelling the device shell thereafter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.