Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis
Patent
1995-04-05
1997-10-07
Weiss, John G.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
623 1, 530356, 424423, 424424, 523113, A61F 202
Patent
active
056742908
ABSTRACT:
A method of treating a reconstituted biopolymeric implant which includes the steps of exposing the implant to an aqueous environment so that a final water content of the implant ranges from 5% by weight to a maximal water absorption capacity; and sealing the hydrated implant in a gamma ray-penetrable but bacteria- or virus-impenetrable material. Also disclosed is an implant preparation obtained by the above method.
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Cuddihy Francis K.
Weiss John G.
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