Neovascularization promoting membrane for bioimplants
First Claim
1. A method of addressing a condition of a living body comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a work piece biocompatible membrane;
(b) using an energy beam to form a set of pores, having a mean area of less than 500 μ
m2 through said biocompatible membrane, thereby producing a microporous membrane adapted to facilitate tissue in growth; and
(c) providing an article that is adapted to be implanted in a living body;
(d) at least partially wrapping said article in said microporous membrane;
(e) implanting said at least partially wrapped article into said living body, thereby addressing said condition.
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Abstract
A method of producing a biocompatible microporous membrane comprising the steps of providing a biocompatible membrane and using an energy beam to form a set of pores having a minor axis of less than 15 μm through the biocompatible membrane. One embodiment includes the steps of producing a first layer of material, defining a first set of pores; producing a second layer of material, defining a second set of pores and wherein the second set of pores is defined so as to cooperatively engage the first set of pores; and aligning and joining the first layer of material to the second layer of material to form a laminated membrane, having through-passageways formed by the first set of pores at least partially aligned with the second set of pores.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of addressing a condition of a living body comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a work piece biocompatible membrane;
(b) using an energy beam to form a set of pores, having a mean area of less than 500 μ
m2 through said biocompatible membrane, thereby producing a microporous membrane adapted to facilitate tissue in growth; and
(c) providing an article that is adapted to be implanted in a living body;
(d) at least partially wrapping said article in said microporous membrane;
(e) implanting said at least partially wrapped article into said living body, thereby addressing said condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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