Implantable device and materials
First Claim
1. An article which is implantable in a human body having a surface, at least a portion of said surface having a tissue-plasminogen activator adsorbed directly thereon, the tissue-plasminogen activator being directly adsorbed into the surface without being chemically bonded to any polymer on the surface and without being bonded to the surface, and said adsorbed tissue-plasminogen activator being releasable and detachable from the surface of the article upon implantation in the body and upon contact with blood or lymph fluid.
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Abstract
The invention relates to implantable devices and materials, in which at least one part of the surface is provided with a tissue-plasminogen activator (t-PA). In this way, inflammatory reactions of the body and the formation of fibrous capsules, which ordinarily occur after implantation, are avoided or reduced.
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- 1. An article which is implantable in a human body having a surface, at least a portion of said surface having a tissue-plasminogen activator adsorbed directly thereon, the tissue-plasminogen activator being directly adsorbed into the surface without being chemically bonded to any polymer on the surface and without being bonded to the surface, and said adsorbed tissue-plasminogen activator being releasable and detachable from the surface of the article upon implantation in the body and upon contact with blood or lymph fluid.
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