Global Patent Index - EP 1551472 A1

EP 1551472 A1 20050713 - VESSEL PROSTHESES OR PATCHES MADE FROM BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMERS

Title (en)

VESSEL PROSTHESES OR PATCHES MADE FROM BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMERS

Title (de)

GEFÄSSPROTHESE ODER GEWEBEFLICKEN AUS BIOKOMPATIBLEN POLYMEREN

Title (fr)

PROTHESE VASCULAIRE OU PATCH VASCULAIRE CONSTITUES DE POLYMERES BIOCOMPATIBLES

Publication

EP 1551472 A1 20050713 (DE)

Application

EP 03798066 A 20030917

Priority

  • DE 0303079 W 20030917
  • DE 10243967 A 20020920

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004028581A1] The invention relates to a vessel prosthesis or patch, made from a biocompatible polymer with a microporous, finely-fibrillated structure and a method for improving the e-modulus of said vessel prostheses or patches. According to the invention, the vessel prostheses or patches are subjected to a full stretching (extension) with a degree of extension between 30 % and 250 % and subsequent restoration.

IPC 1-7

A61L 27/50; A61L 27/18

IPC 8 full level

A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61F 2/06 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 27/18 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 27/507 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004028581A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004028581 A1 20040408; AU 2003275917 A1 20040419; DE 10243967 A1 20040415; EP 1551472 A1 20050713; JP 2006511254 A 20060406; US 2006122699 A1 20060608; US 7479248 B2 20090120

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0303079 W 20030917; AU 2003275917 A 20030917; DE 10243967 A 20020920; EP 03798066 A 20030917; JP 2004538714 A 20030917; US 52981405 A 20051003