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Prosthesis with in-wall modulation
Assignee: Atrium Medical Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-03
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Granted: 1998-10-20
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Expires: 2016-12-03
Abstract
Abstract The wall of a prosthesis has a region which modulates communication through the porosity of the wall. The prosthesis is unitary, but may be assembled in successive bodies which are coalesced, so that the porous microstructure changes distinctly at stages through the thickness dimension of the wall. One embodiment is formed entirely of fluoropolymer, and has at least one surface adapted to support tissue regeneration and ingrowth. The modulation region is a stratum of high water entry pressure that reduces pulsatile hydraulic pressure transmission, or locally alters fluid-born-distribution of biological material through the wall and allows more natural gradients for tissue regeneration and growth in the outer region of the wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Theodore Karwoski
- 👤 Paul Martakos
- 👤 Peter Gingras
- 👤 Steve A. Herweck
- 👤 Tom Swanick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 10:39
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61L27/16; A61L27/28; A61L27/34; A61L27/40; C; C08; C08L; C08L27/00; C08L27/02; C08L27/12; C08L27/18; A61F2/10; A61F2/105; A61F2/24; A61F2/2412; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2002/072; A61F2240/00; A61F2240/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A prosthetic member comprising a prosthesis wall having at least first, second and third portions along a wall thickness, said first portion including a porous inner portion extending continuously along an axis said second portion being contiguous to said first portion and forming a barrier impenetrable to cell growth and being permeable with a water entry pressure higher than said first portion said third portion lying over said second portion and extending as a continuous body along said axis said first, second and third portions being coalesced together to form said wall having cellularly penetrable first and third portions and said second portion modulates cellular penetration of said first and third portions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A prosthetic member comprising a prosthesis wall having at least first, second and third portions along a wall thickness, said first portion including a porous inner portion extending continuously along an axis said second portion being contiguous to said first portion and forming a barrier impenetrable to cell growth and being permeable with a water entry pressure higher than said first portion said third portion lying over said second portion and extending as a continuous body along said axis said first, second and third portions being coalesced together to form said wall having cellularly penetrable first and third portions and said second portion modulates cellular penetration of said first and third portions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A prosthetic member according to claim 1, wherein said second portion barrier has a porosity less than fifty micrometers effective to block growth of cells and block transport of large molecules while allowing gases and small soluble molecules to pass through said second portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A prosthetic member according to claim 1, wherein said first and third portions are continuous tubes and said second portion is a biased wrap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A prosthetic member according to claim 1, wherein said first and third portions are continuous tubes and said second portion is a non-biased wrap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A prosthetic member according to claim 1, wherein said first, second and third portions are each continuous tubes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A prosthetic member according to claim 5, wherein said first and third portions are stretched in at least one direction, and said second portion is substantially unstretched.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A prosthetic member according to claim 5, wherein said first and third portions are stretched in a common direction, and said second portion is stretched to form fibrils which are oriented in said second portion across said common direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A prosthetic member according to claim 1, wherein said second portion barrier has a water entry pressure which prevents weeping after said wall has been wetted.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
A prosthetic member according to claim 1, wherein said third portion is formed of a porous fluoropolymer having a node and fibril microstructure, wherein the fibrils extend along the axis of said tube and the nodes are oriented to form channels between adjacent nodes, the channels being transverse to said wall and tapering smaller as they extend inwardly.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
118 words
A prosthetic member comprising a prosthesis wall formed entirely of fluoropolymer having at least first, second and third portions along a wall thickness, said first portion including a porous inner section extending continuously along an axis said second portion being contiguous to said first portion and forming a stratum which has a permeability effective for modulating hydrostatic pressure said third portion overlying said second portion and including a porous section extending as a continuous body along said axis said first, second and third portions being coalesced together to form said wall such that the wall has a cellularly penetrable surface and said second portion modulates fluid communication through the wall while preventing cellular growth in said second portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
118 words
A prosthetic member comprising a prosthesis wall formed entirely of fluoropolymer having at least first, second and third portions along a wall thickness, said first portion including a porous inner section extending continuously along an axis said second portion being contiguous to said first portion and forming a stratum which has a permeability effective for modulating hydrostatic pressure said third portion overlying said second portion and including a porous section extending as a continuous body along said axis said first, second and third portions being coalesced together to form said wall such that the wall has a cellularly penetrable surface and said second portion modulates fluid communication through the wall while preventing cellular growth in said second portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
115 words
A prosthetic member comprising an implantable body including a prosthetic wall having first, second and third portions said first portion extending over an area and having a penetrable surface conducive to cellular ingrowth said second portion having a low permeability that allows passage of gas and fluid at a controlled rate, and said third portion having a penetrable surface conducive to cellular ingrowth, said first, second and third portions being arranged along a thickness dimension and coalesced together to form said prosthetic wall as an integral structure of said implantable body to control cellular growth in said first and third portions through modulation by said second portion of transport and fluid communication in the wall.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
115 words
A prosthetic member comprising an implantable body including a prosthetic wall having first, second and third portions said first portion extending over an area and having a penetrable surface conducive to cellular ingrowth said second portion having a low permeability that allows passage of gas and fluid at a controlled rate, and said third portion having a penetrable surface conducive to cellular ingrowth, said first, second and third portions being arranged along a thickness dimension and coalesced together to form said prosthetic wall as an integral structure of said implantable body to control cellular growth in said first and third portions through modulation by said second portion of transport and fluid communication in the wall.
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