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Polymeric stents and other surgical articles

a technology of polymer stents and surgical articles, which is applied in the direction of prosthesis, surgery, blood vessels, etc., can solve the problems of haphazard approach to the treatment of heart conditions, too little or too much, etc., and achieve the effect of completely inappropriate heart condition treatmen

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-12-04
PENTECH MEDICAL DEVICES
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Benefits of technology

The stent achieves controlled and consistent expansion conforming to vessel contours, resisting collapse and maintaining expanded dimensions without relying on inherent memory, thus improving the reliability of angioplasty procedures.

Problems solved by technology

There is an obvious danger that the consequent defined expansion may be too little or too much, and it would be evident that this kind of haphazard approach to the treatment of heart conditions would be entirely inappropriate.

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example i

50:50 Blend of Polyetherurethane (Elastomeric) with Poly-L-lactic Acid (Non-Elastomeric)

[0050]Materials: The polyetherurethane (PEU) was prepared by reacting poly-tetramethyleneglycol (soft segment; MW 2000 with methylene bis(phenylisocyanate), followed by reaction of the initial product with butanediol as chain extender. The molar ratio of these reactants was 1:2:1. Poly-L-lactic Acid (PLLA) had a MW 2000 and Tg 30-45° C. Dimethylacetamide (DMA) was used as solvent.

Method: PEU (1 g) and PLLA (1 g) were mixed with DMA (40 ml) at 60° C., using a magnetic stirrer, until complete dissolution of the polymers, giving a transparent solution, was achieved. A film of the polymer blend was prepared after casting the solution and evaporation of the solvent at 60° C. in an oven overnight. The film was subsequently dried at 40-50° C. under vacuum for a further 16 hours. The resulting film was semi-transparent which changed to an opaque white milky film when it was stressed and loaded.

example ii

75:25 Blend of Polyetherurethane (Elastomeric) with Poly-L-lactic Acid (Non-Elastomeric)

[0051]Materials: The polyetherurethane (PEU) was prepared by reacting poly-tetramethyleneglycol (soft segment; MW 2000 with methylene bis(phenylisocyanate), followed by reaction of the initial product with butanediol as chain extender. The molar ratio of these reactants was 1:2:1. Poly-L-lactic Acid (PLLA) had a MW 2000 and Tg 3045° C. Dimethylacetamide (DMA) was used as solvent.

Method: PEU (1.5 G) and PLLA (0.5 g) were mixed with DMA (40 ml) at 60° C., using a magnetic stirrer, until complete dissolution of the polymers, giving a transparent solution, was achieved. A film of the polymer blend was prepared and subsequently subjected to the same procedure as in Example 1. The resulting film was semi-transparent which changed to an opaque white milky film when it was stressed and loaded, but the product was less flexible and harder than the product of Example I.

example iii

50:50 Blend of Polyetherurethane (Elastomeric) with Poly-DL-lactic Acid (Non-Elastomeric)

[0052]Materials: The polyetherurethane (PEU) was prepared by reacting poly-tetramethyleneglycol (soft segment; MW 2000 with methylene bis(phenylisocyanate), followed by reaction of the initial product with butanediol as chain extender. The molar ratio of these reactants was 1:2:1. Poly-DL-lactic Acid (PDLLA) had a MW 2000 and Tg 30-45° C. Dimethylacetamide (DMA) was used as solvent.

Method: PEU (1.3 g) and PDLLA (0.7 G) were mixed with DMA (40 ml) at 60° C., using a magnetic stirrer, until complete dissolution of the polymers, giving a transparent solution, was achieved. A film of the polymer blend was prepared and subsequently subjected to the same procedure as in Example 1. The resulting film was semi-transparent which changed to an opaque white milky film when it was stressed and loaded.

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Abstract

A biocompatible non-memory expandable polymeric article selected from stents, implantable prostheses, catheters, other surgical articles and sealants for implantable prostheses, and which is at least in part biodegradable and includes a combination where hollow cylindrical element (2) is depicted in cutaway form to reveal helical element (4), terminated schematically at (6) and where a combination of at least one thermoplastic elastomeric component and at least one thermoplastic non-elastomeric component, the article being either porous articles or having the potential to become porous by action of body fluids in situ), the thermoplastic non-elastomeric component being present in such an amount as will provide mechanical strength and rigidity to the article when in an expanded mode.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a polymeric stent and other surgical articles and sealants.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Translumenal angioplasty is a technique of dilating blocked blood vessels from the inside, thus avoiding the need for more extensive surgical intervention. In balloon angioplasty a deflated balloon catheter is placed across the narrowed segment of the artery and then the balloon is inflated so as to transmit circumferential pressure and compress the plaque. This procedure more or less normalizes the internal lumenal size, following which natural healing generally occurs over a period of weeks or months. Even where a laser technique is used to evaporate a plaque blockage and create a channel, supplemental balloon dilatation is often advisable, in order to achieve an adequate internal lumenal size. In many cases it may be desirable, in order to expand the narrowed lumen and to maintain the opening, to inflate the balloon catheter whil...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61F2/06C08J9/42C08J9/00A61K47/34A61K47/32A61F2/86A61F2/91A61L31/14
CPCA61F2/86A61F2/91A61L31/146A61L31/148
Inventor PENHASI, ADEL
Owner PENTECH MEDICAL DEVICES