| SOFRADIM PRODUCTION Patent applications |
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| 20120071974 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH DEGRADATION-RETARDING COATING - The present disclosure relates to implantable bioabsorbable medical devices having an amphiphilic coating for delaying the degradation of the device and methods of making such devices. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120021015 | CROSSLINKED FIBERS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME USING UV RADIATION - Cross-linked fibers include first and second precursors, each possessing a core and at least one functional group known to have click reactivity when exposed to UV radiation. Mixtures of the first and second precursors are extruded to produce a filament and irradiated with UV light during the extrusion process. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20110320009 | MATRIX FOR TISSUE REPAIR - Implants include a porous layer made from a composition including a compound wherein collagen is cross-linked to a glycosaminoglycan, the porous layer being optionally joined to a collagen film. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110294962 | CROSS LINKED FIBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME USING TRANSITION METAL IONS - The present disclosure relates to a method of forming fibers. First and second precursors, each possessing a core and at least one functional group known to have click reactivity, are mixed in a hopper. The mixed precursors are then extruded through an extrusion die to crosslink and produce a filament. Polymerization of the first and second precursors is catalyzed by transition metal ions. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110264237 | COLLAGEN-BASED TENDON REPLACEMENT IMPLANT - The present invention relates to an implant intended to replace or reinforce defective orthopaedic tissue, such as a tendon or ligament, comprising: a bioresorbable porous matrix based on a collagen sponge; a porous three-dimensional knit having a longitudinal direction, characterized in that: said porous matrix fills said three-dimensional knit said three-dimensional knit having two opposite faces, a front face and a rear face, connected to one another by a spacer, at least one of said front and rear faces has at least one weave of pillar stitch type in the longitudinal direction of said knit. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264120 | COMPOSITE MESH INCLUDING A 3D MESH AND A NON POROUS FILM OF OXIDIZED CELLULOSE FROM BACTERIAL CELLULOSE ORIGIN - The present invention relates to a composite implant comprising: a prosthetic fabric having a first side and a second side, a non-porous film of bacterial cellulose secured to the first side of the fabric. The invention further relates to a method of making such an implant. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264119 | MEDICAL IMPLANT INCLUDING A 3D MESH OF OXIDIZED CELLULOSE AND A COLLAGEN SPONGE - The present invention relates to A bioresorbable implant comprising: a bioresorbable porous layer including a biopolymer foam and defining first pores, a bioresorbable porous three-dimensional mesh made from a microbial cellulose and defining second pores, wherein the bioresorbable porous layer is disposed in the bioresorbable porous three-dimensional mesh. The invention also relates to a method of making a bioresorbable implant. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110263841 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH DEFINABLE POROSITY PRODUCED BY BACTERIAL POLYMER BIO-SYNTHESIS - The present invention relates to a method of forming an implantable medical device comprising: culturing polymer-producing bacteria preferably | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110262706 | TEMPLATE FOR BACTERIAL CELLULOSE IMPLANT PROCESSED WITHIN BIOREACTOR - The present invention relates to an implant comprising: a sheet of bacterial cellulose having a macro-pattern positioned on at least a portion thereof. The invention also relates to a method for making such an implant. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110262696 | MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A BACTERIAL CELLULOSE SHEET, PERFORATED OR MICROPERFORATED AS A MESH - The present invention relates to a medical device comprising a bacterial cellulose sheet having perforations. The invention further relates to a method of making such a medical device. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110262521 | MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED BY RESORBABLE OR NON RESORBABLE REINFORCING MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a medical device comprising: a reinforcing member; and bacterial cellulose on at least a portion of the reinforcing member. The invention also relates to a method for making such a medical device. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110257682 | MEDICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING FUNCTIONAL ADHESIVES - Methods for treating a wound at a surgical target site are provided which includes utilizing a surgical access device having a plurality of reactive members of a specific binding pair releasably contained on a surface of the access device, the reactive members having affinity for binding a cellular component of tissue cells located at the target site; contacting the surface of the access device with the tissue cells, wherein upon contact of the reactive members on the surface of the access device with the tissue cells, the reactive members are released from the surface of the access device and bind to the tissue. A surgical access device for use in the minimally invasive surgery is also provided. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110257666 | SURGICAL PATCH - Multi-layer structures are useful as surgical patches. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110251699 | AUTO-SEALANT MATRIX FOR TISSUE REPAIR - Implants for tissue repair/regeneration include a porous layer combined with dry materials that are activated to form a hydrogel upon contact with aqueous physiological fluids. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110238109 | SURGICAL FASTENERS AND METHODS FOR SEALING WOUNDS - A method for closing a wound in tissue is provided which includes providing a surgical fastener having a plurality of reactive members of a specific binding pair attached on a surface of the surgical fastener, and providing tissue with a plurality of complementary reactive members of the specific binding pair, wherein upon contact of the reactive members on the surface of the surgical fastener with the complimentary reactive members on the tissue, covalent bonds are formed between the reactive members and the complementary reactive members, thus adhering the device to the tissue. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110224704 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR DEPLOYING A PROSTHESIS - The present invention relates to a surgical instrument ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110166494 | PROSTHESIS COMPRISING KNITTED MATERIAL LAYERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BY ULTRASONIC WELDING - The present invention relates to a prosthesis comprising at least two pieces of knitted fabric and to the method of manufacturing it using a sonotrode to perform ultrasonic welding. The prosthesis comprises at least one first piece of knitted fabric and at least one second piece of knitted fabric, which are welded together by means of a plurality of welds situated in a joining region in which at least a portion of the said first and second pieces of knitted fabric are superposed, the said first and second pieces of knitted fabric each comprising a group of yarns extending respectively in first and second directions A and B, characterized in that the said directions A and B are substantially aligned with one another in the said joining region, and each said weld in the joining region is of elongate shape with its longitudinal axis being aligned with the said directions A and B. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20100331257 | PREPARATION OF TERMINALLY-STERILIZED COLLAGEN THAT IS SOLUBLE AT NEUTRAL PH - Terminally sterilized collagen that is soluble at a neutral pH is useful for medical uses. The invention also relates to the method for preparing such terminally sterilized collagen. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20090120037 | DEVICE FOR PACKAGING AND FOLDING A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL PART, IN PARTICULAR A PARIETAL REINFORCEMENT - The invention concerns a device comprising: a packaging box for the flexible material part, dimensioned to hold said part flat; folding means for folding said part without direct handling, and a reception tube for receiving said folded flexible material part. The invention is characterized in that the reception tube is not longitudinally slit, and the folding means comprise; a traction suture connected to the flexible material part, which passes through the tube, and, walls forming a funnel whereof the base emerges proximate to the opening of the tube through which the flexible material part is designed to be inserted into said tube, said funnel being designed, when a traction is exerted on the traction suture, to gradually fold down the zones of the part located laterally relative to the tube towards the zone of the part located opposite the opening of said tube, to enable the part to be inserted into the tube. | 05-14-2009 |
