Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Wu, Shean C (Department: 1722)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
C604S103010, C604S103030, C604S524000, C428S035700, C252S299010
Reexamination Certificate
active
07914485
ABSTRACT:
A medical device, at least a portion of which is formed from a polymer composition including at least one liquid crystal block copolymer having at least one A block and at least one B block wherein the A block is a liquid crystal polymer block formed of repeating units comprising mesogenic groups and the B block is a non-liquid crystal polymer block.
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Chen John J.
Delaney, Jr. Joseph
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Vidas Arrett & Steinkraus P.A.
Wu Shean C
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