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| 20110093069 | IMPLANTS AND METHDOS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Implantable prosthesis, components of prosthesis, and methods of making same are provided. The methods generally include the steps of providing an implant shell, applying a curable fluid composition to the shell to form a coating thereon and applying a particulate component to the composition. The composition is a mixture, for example, an emulsion, containing a silicone-based elastomer dispersion and droplets of a suspended leachable agent. After the elastomer is stabilized and cured, the particulate component and leachable agent are removed, resulting in an implantable member having a porous, open-cell surface texture designed to be effective in reducing incidence of capsular formation or contraction. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110184531 | OPEN CELLED FOAMS, IMPLANTS INCLUDING THEM AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - Described herein are open celled foams including a matrix of interconnected spheres. Also described herein are methods of making open celled foams as well as making composite members with open celled foam coatings covering at least a portion of the composite member. The open celled foams described herein are silicone based materials and can be used to coat implants such as breast implants and function to encourage tissue ingrowth and reduce capsular formation. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110196488 | DEGRADATION RESISTANT IMPLANTABLE MATERIALS AND METHODS - Methods are provided for making materials suitable for implantation in a mammal. The methods include the steps of providing a base material having a desirable surface topography, such as a polyurethane foam, contacting the base member with a silicone-based fluid material to form a coating, and allowing the coating to set to form a silicone-based structure suitable for implantation in a mammal. The base material may be removed from the coating. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110276133 | POROUS MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES - The present specification discloses porous materials, methods of forming such porous materials, biocompatible implantable devices comprising such porous materials, and methods of making such biocompatible implantable devices. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110282444 | POROUS MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES - The present specification discloses porous materials, methods of forming such porous materials, biocompatible implantable devices comprising such porous materials, and methods of making such biocompatible implantable devices. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110309541 | OPEN-CELL SURFACE FOAM MATERIALS - The present specification discloses open cell surface foam materials, methods of forming such foam materials, biocompatible implantable devices comprising such foam materials, and methods of making such biocompatible implantable devices. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313073 | FOAM-LIKE MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Described herein are foam-like materials having substantially the same physical structure of polyurethane foams but with properties that can be tailored for a particular application. Methods of forming these foam-like materials are also described. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110319932 | BIDIRECTIONAL SELF-RETAINING SUTURES WITH LASER-MARKED AND/OR NON-LASER MARKED INDICIA AND METHODS - A marked heterofunctional suture thread has two or more sections having different features. One or more sections of the suture thread are provided with laser-marked and non-laser marked indicia in order that they may be identified and differentiated from other sections. The suture thread may have retainers on the surface of one or more sections such that the suture thread can engage and retain tissue without knots. The markers may be used to indicate fixed features of a section of suture thread such as the presence and/orientation of retainers. In particular embodiments, laser-marked and non-laser marked indicia are used to identify the transition section of a bidirectional self-retaining suture. | 12-29-2011 |
