Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Preparations characterized by special physical form – Web – sheet or filament bases; compositions of bandages; or...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Wu, David (Department: 1762)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Preparations characterized by special physical form
Web, sheet or filament bases; compositions of bandages; or...
C424S422000, C424S423000, C424S486000, C525S199000, C525S222000, C525S227000, C525S276000, C525S298000, C525S302000, C525S308000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07897170
ABSTRACT:
According to an aspect of the present invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided that contain at least one covalently crosslinked polymeric region, which contains at least one block copolymer comprising at least one low Tg block and at least one high Tg block.
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